Spring It's called the "Super Blood Wolf Moon." Wolf, meaning the first full moon in January, and blood moon, because of its red color from light refracted through the atmosphere.

A 2019 Super Blood Wolf Moon made its appearance despite widespread cloud cover. (File photo composite by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) If the clouds clear enough on Thursday night and very ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 26: A surfer rides a wave as a super blood moon rises above the horizon at Manly Beach on May 26, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. It is the first total lunar eclipse in more ...

During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears to have a red tint. This is where the term “blood moon” comes from. A blood moon gets its hue from the light in the Earth’s atmosphere.

There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total lunar eclipse.

Once in a blue moon, you may even get what NASA calls a Super Blue Blood Moon, a seemingly contradictory occurrence that is even more rare.

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 ...

As seen from North and South America, the full moon will turn reddish for 65 minutes from 2:26 to 3:31 a.m. EDT. Following it will be the closest Super New Moon, on Mar. 29, 2025.

The full moon rises over a red barn outside of Waukee on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Many Iowans were treated to the Super Flower Blood Moon and lunar eclipse as skies cleared in time for the event.

The name, super blue blood moon, comes from a trifecta of circumstances. The moon is "super" because it's closer to Earth than usual, and therefore bigger and brighter.

A surfer rides a wave as a super blood moon rises above the horizon at Manly Beach on May 26, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Yes, a blood moon’s shade of red ...