This Week: March’s total lunar eclipse is coming. Here’s how to watch the moon turn red

 

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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

March’s total lunar eclipse is coming. Here’s how to watch the moon turn red

Science Mar 8, 2025 1:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.

The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse.

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. 

More: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/marchs-total-lunar-eclipse-is-coming-heres-how-to-watch-the-moon-turn-red