A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere. On Thursday night into Friday morning, the Earth will cast a shadow that totally blocks the moon.

The upcoming total lunar eclipse is the first of two for 2025, but the next will not be visible in the United States. The longest total lunar eclipse since 2022, the upcoming September total lunar eclipse later this year will be visible in Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.

The moon will appear a striking reddish color in a few weeks when a magnificent total lunar eclipse becomes visible all across the United States.

When this happens, the moon is passing into Earth's shadow in a color-shifting process that lends it the nickname, "blood moon." The upcoming total lunar eclipse in March, which, unlike the total solar eclipse in April 2024,