A total lunar eclipse comes to North America tonight: Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘Blood Worm Moon’

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The moon will put on quite the show tonight; we’ve got everything to make sure you don’t miss all the total lunar eclipse action.

The blood-red full Beaver Moon passes behind the Empire State Building during a total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

The moon will turn red tonight for skywatchers across the U.S., but to see this total lunar eclipse unfold, you need to be in the right place at the right time.

The total lunar eclipse will happen overnight tonight (March 13-14) during March’s full moon, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 2:59 a.m. EDT (6:59 GMT) on March 14. It is the first total lunar eclipse visible anywhere in the world since November 2022. and will also be the first of three happening between 2025 and 2026.

If you cannot watch the eclipse in person, you can watch all the eclipse action live here on Space.com and keep up to date with the latest lunar eclipse news and events with our lunar eclipse live blog.

The total lunar eclipse will be fully visible across North America and most of South America, where totality will seen in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Western Europe and parts of West Africa will catch totality at moonset. In New Zealand, the eclipse will be partially visible as the moon rises on March 14.

graphic showing where in the world will see the total lunar eclipse overnight on march 13 -14. — A map showing where the March 13-14, 2025, lunar eclipse will be visible. (Image credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio)

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon line up such that Earth casts a shadow on the lunar surface. During “totality,” the moon moves through Earth’s umbra, the dark center of its shadow, giving rise to the red-hued “Blood Moon“.

Totality phase timings across North America by time zone

2:26 to 3:31 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
1:26 to 2:31 a.m. CDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
12:26 to 1:31 a.m. MDT on Friday, March 14, 2025
11:26 p.m. PDT on Thursday, March 13, 2025, to 12:31 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025
10:26 p.m. to 11:31 p.m. AKDT on Thursday, March 13, 2025
8:26 p.m. to 9:31 p.m. HST on Thursday, March 13, 2025

All in all, from the beginning of the first glimpse of the penumbral phase to the very end, the lunar eclipse will last 6 hours and 3 minutes, according to TimeandDate.