Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align with the Earth in the middle.
A total lunar eclipse turned the moon red from Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.
Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth, and sun align just so. The Earth casts a shadow that can partially or totally blot out the moon.
The full moon eclipse is targeted with a laser from the Foster Observatory telescope in Santiago, Chile, on March 14, 2025. Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images
The full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” in Villa de Leyva Boyaca department, Colombia, on March 14, 2025, during a lunar eclipse. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images
A full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra, Australia, on March 14, 2025. Izhar Khan/AFP via Getty Images
A full moon, also known as the “blood moon,” next to the “Young Woman of Amajac” monument in Mexico City, prior to the lunar eclipse on March 13, 2025. Yuri Corte/AFP via Getty Images
The full moon before total lunar eclipse in Daytona Beach, Fla., on March 14, 2025. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images
A partial lunar eclipse during the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse above Palm Springs, Calif., on March 13, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
A full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra, Australia, on March 14, 2025. Izhar Khan/AFP via Getty Images
The moon as the umbral eclipse begins during the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse above Los Angeles on March 13, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Total lunar eclipse over the countryside in Rouans, western France, at dawn on March 14, 2025. Maylis Rolland/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
The full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” in San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 14, 2025. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images
(L–R) The full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” during the progression of a lunar eclipse as seen from Villa de Leyva, Boyaca department, Colombia, on March 14, 2025. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images
