The Moon passed into Earth’s shadow on Thursday night, creating a blood moon for the first time since November 8, 2022. It was visible from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
According to the article What You Need To Know About The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse by Caela Barry, “a lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.”. For a total eclipse, which is what happened on the 13th, the moon fell into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, which blocked out the sun, giving it an orange color.
The moon turns orange because not only is it helping block out the sunlight, but it also allows any sunlight that slips past the moon to filter through different layers of the Earth’s surface on its course towards the Earth’s atmosphere. These layers are not harmful, but they help turn the moon an orangish color due to the rays and its multicolored pattern.
If you want to view the next blood moon eclipse, happening in 2027, you won’t need any special equipment, but if you have binoculars or even your phone camera, you should be able to get a better perspective of the moon at a closer view. The blood Moon is not as dangerous to look at with the naked eye as it is during a normal lunar eclipse because there is no direct sunlight coming to your eyes. since it occurs during the nighttime.
The moon is not the only thing you should look at during this type of phenomenon. Other planets come into view during this event because of the constellation of the moon, so you will get a good glimpse of Mars and Jupiter, which are planets you can rarely observe with basic eyesight. These planets are only able to be observed with the naked eye or telescope, so you shouldn’t pass up this opportunity either.
I was able to speak to Maria and Zuly Clemente about their experience with witnessing the blood moon and their thoughts on it. “I thought it looked really great. It was beautiful to see and to see how it changed colors when the lunar eclipse happened from pink to red,” -Maria Clemente said. Zuly also thought the blood moon was a great experience: “It was really mesmerizing to see an experience of a lifetime. It was really cool to experience it with my family and to see the sun and the moon overlap each other.”
The blood moon is a great experience to witness and see how the sun and moon can create such a vibrant-looking color for something we always see as white. It is a fascinating feature and should definitely be observed anytime it happens since it happens only so often. When 2027 comes around, you should definitely mark the date on your calendar.
