Thu, Mar 13
|Outside
Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
The moon will appear to us here on Earth to turn a striking rusty-red color when it aligns with our planet and the sun. When this happens, the moon is passing into Earth's shadow in a color-shifting process that lends it the nickname, "blood moon."
Time & Location
Mar 13, 2025, 8:57 PM – Mar 14, 2025, 3:00 AM
Outside, Los Angeles, CA, USA
About the event
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into Earth's shadow while aligning with our planet and the sun.
When the moon is imperfectly covered by Earth's shadow as our planet passes between our natural satellite and the sun, it produces a partial lunar eclipse – like the one that took place in September. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon moves into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, completely blocking it from the sun, according to NASA.
Because of the color-changing phenomenon, lunar eclipses are often called “blood moons."
Totality will occur at 11:58 p.m. PST when the entire moon is under the umbra. This is when the reddish hues of the "blood moon" will be on display.
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles?iso=20250314