March's full "Blood Worm Moon," a phenomenon that makes the moon appear red during a total lunar eclipse, is visible this week for Americans and others in Earth's Western Hemisphere. The full moon ...

On March 14 (the night of March 13), however, Earth will pass between the Sun and the full moon — casting an orange-brown shadow across the moon. The event will start three minutes before ...

A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the sun and the moon, fully illuminating the moon’s surface. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth’s shadow blocks the sun's light ...

This is also known as syzygy. The eclipse reaches totality as the full moon moves into the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra. Sponsor Message People on the West Coast will see this ...

A full lunar eclipse — also known as a blood ... During the penumbral phase — Latin for “almost shadow” — the moon dims as it enters Earth’s outer shadow. During partiality, the ...