That's why total lunar eclipses are sometimes called the "blood moon." This will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly two-and-a-half years. The red color comes from the light of all the ...

This blood moon turns red because all the sunsets and sunrises on Earth are projected onto it. Watch Earth's shadow "bite" the moon then change its color for the first time in two years.

“Christian texts mention that the moon turned to blood after Jesus’s crucifixion — potentially referring to a lunar eclipse, ...

the moon appears red. And voila—that’s the reason for your blood moon! The color during a total lunar eclipse is more of a deep orange than blood red. But interestingly, the exact shade varies ...

“That red color comes from the ring of all the sunsets ... That crimson hue is the reason we call it a “blood moon,” according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. As the total lunar eclipse ...

the moon will glow in various shades of red and orange, depending on how deeply it crosses Earth’s shadow. At the heart of the blood moon's color is a natural phenomenon tied to the physics of ...

(NASA) A Blood Moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse ... During this phase, the moon turns a red-orange color due to Rayleigh scattering, the same atmospheric effect that makes sunsets appear ...

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse plays out ... out—which is what gives our sky its characteristic color. Red and orange wavelengths pass right through.