Total Lunar Eclipse Brings a 'Blood Moon' in March: How to Watch

The March full moon will be an extra special one. A total lunar eclipse, visible from across the US, will turn our lunar neighbor into a glowing reddish lantern. The celestial show takes place late at night and will last for hours. Here's where, when and how to witness this beautiful natural event. What is a total lunar eclipse? Enlarge Image Alignment of the Moon Earth, and Sun during a lunar eclipse (not to scale). NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio While eclipses may feel like rarities, they come around throughout the year in different forms. There are solar eclipses and lunar eclipses and partial eclipses and total eclipses. The March event is a total lunar eclipse thanks to the positions of the sun, Earth and moon in relation to each other. Earth will drape its shadow over the moon until the moon is blanketed by the darkest part of the shadow. This doesn't blot out the moon, but it creates a change in its color. When is the total lunar eclipse? Depending on where you're ... Read full article.