Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...

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For the rest of North America, this will be a very close approach of the moon to Saturn (called an appulse). The moon, moving around the Earth in an easterly direction at roughly its own diameter ...

For those of us in North America, early Wednesday morning will also mean a very close conjunction of the moon to Mars (also sometimes called an "appulse"). The moon, moving around the Earth in an ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.

The moon will pass through Earth's shadow and appear red the night of Thursday, March 13, into the early morning of Friday, March 14. What time can you see the total lunar eclipse in New York?

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.