let's take a moment to orient ourselves in the moon phases diagram below, beginning with imagining Earth at the center of this illustration and the sun adjacent to the new moon. Think of the ...

This NASA diagram shows the major lunar phases, and when we can expect them in March 2025 (Image credit: NASA) Scientists typically break the moon's 29.5-day cycle into 8 phases, determined by the ...

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'.

In the diagram above, the moon is lined up on a node ... the total solar eclipse will have 10 distinct phases, each with different amounts of the sun visible from the ground.