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. Early 2025 has already played host to some spectacular astronomical events, and there are more to come. In March, look to the moon to watch it change color.
25-30 HOW TO USE: OCT moon phases calendar and calculator to find out when moon phases are visible throughout the year OCT 24 and where 17-23 to spot the Moon in the sky. First, turn the top Viewing Wheel to a date or date range for which you OCT would 16 like to know the moon phase and/or viewing location. The 2025 Moon Calendar schedule includes the dates of the four core phases coming up in the future.
A new moon is the first lunar phase that happens about once a month or 29.53 days on average. Complete lunar calendar 2025 with all full moon, new moon, and quarter moon dates. Monthly moon phase schedule for planning, gardening, and astronomy throughout 2025.
Discover why the Moon appears in different colors like red, blue, orange, and pink. Learn the science behind these hues and find out when to observe them in 2025 and 2026. The Moon phase calculator shows exact times of the various moon phases for Territories of the United States, USA in year 2025 or in other locations and years.
The featured HDR image of last week's lunar eclipse, however -- taken from Norman, Oklahoma (USA) -- has been digitally processed to exaggerate the colors. The gray color on the upper right of the top lunar image is the Moon 's natural color, directly illuminated by sunlight. Moon Calendar 2025 with all the moon phases of the year.
Check here all the moon phases of every month of 2025 in the United States. Like with a total solar eclipse (one of many general types of eclipses), the orbital movement of the Earth and moon means that a lunar total eclipse happens in stages. In mid-March 2025, the phenomenon will start at 11:57 p.m.
EDT with the Moon entering Earth's penumbra shadow (the outer shadow).