The rare Blood Moon total lunar eclipse started lighting up the sky late Thursday with a bright full Moon. Why it matters: It's the only lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. this year and the first ...

7, 2025. Related: Night sky guide, what you can see tonight A lunar eclipse is caused by Earth blocking sunlight from reaching the moon and creating a shadow across the lunar surface. The sun ...

This story was updated to add sky cover map at time of eclipse. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur late Thursday, astronomers say. The moon will turn deep shades of rusty-red throughout ...