Blood Moon total lunar eclipse lights up sky
The Blood Moon total lunar eclipse made the Moon appear red briefly early Friday — a rare sight not expected again until March 2026.
It's the only lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. this year and the first total lunar eclipse since November 2022.
Photos captured around the world late Thursday and early Friday showed a bright and illuminating Moon.

What time is the Blood Moon?
The Moon appears red or orange during the lunar eclipse because "any sunlight that's not blocked by our planet is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere," NASA said.
"It's as if all the world's sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the Moon," NASA said.
What we're watching: The Moon will appear coppery red during the lunar eclipse's totality phase for a little less than an hour, according to NASA's timeline.
This phase begins at 2:26am EDT Friday, 11:26pm PDT and 6:26 UTC.
Totality ends at 3:31am EDT, which is 12:31am PDT and 7:31 UTC.
Full Moon to appear full through Saturday
March's full Moon, also known as the "Worm Moon," is officially full at 2:55am EDT Friday, NASA said.
It will appear full for about three days — from Wednesday evening into Saturday morning.