A blood moon lunar eclipse happens when Earth lines up between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that tints the moon red. During years when March is not offering a total lunar eclipse ...

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Today, March 20, 2025, the moon is 20 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 68% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter March 6 Full Moon March 14 Third/Last ...