First Full Lunar Eclipse Since 2022 

Star gazers have a chance to see a full-blood moon lunar eclipse on Friday, March 14, between 2:26 a.m. and 3:31 a.m. It will be the first full lunar eclipse visible in North America since 2022 and it will make the full moon appear red-orange in the night sky for 65 minutes. The full-blood moon will be visible in all 50 states, weather permitting. According to NASA, the red-orange color we see during full lunar eclipses that gives them the name “blood moons” occurs because any sunlight that isn’t blocked by the Earth gets filtered through a slice of our atmosphere. The more dust and clouds are in Earth’s atmosphere during the eclipse, the redder the moon will appear. If you miss this lunar eclipse, the next one won’t happen until March 3, 2026.

Photo: Museum of Science