The next blood moon is happening with the total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 (UTC) , during the full Moon.

Quick Scoop

  • Date: March 2–3, 2026 (the exact calendar date depends on your time zone).
  • In universal time, the key date is March 3, 2026.
  • Type of event: Total lunar eclipse, commonly called a blood moon because the Moon turns deep red.
  • This is the last total lunar eclipse (blood moon) until late 2028 / New Year 2028–2029.

Exact timing (UTC)

During this eclipse, the Moon gradually darkens, then turns red at totality.

  • Penumbral eclipse begins: 08:44 UTC.
  • Partial eclipse begins: 09:50 UTC.
  • Totality (blood moon phase): 11:04–12:03 UTC.
  • Maximum eclipse: 11:33 UTC.

Think of it as a slow “fade to red”: the Moon first gets a bite taken out of it (partial phase), then spends just under an hour fully inside Earth’s shadow glowing coppery red.

Where it will be visible

You can see at least some part of this blood moon from:

  • North America
  • Central America
  • Much of South America (best toward the Pacific side, near dawn)
  • Eastern Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Large parts of the Pacific region

In some places, the Moon will be low on the horizon (near moonset or moonrise), so you may only catch partial phases, while others get a high, clear red Moon for most of totality.

Forum-style buzz: many skywatching communities are treating this as a “must‑see” event because it’s the last good blood moon until 2028–2029 , so expect lots of photos, livestreams, and late‑night posts around March 3.

Why it’s called a “blood moon”

  • A blood moon is just a total lunar eclipse , when Earth’s shadow completely covers the Moon.
  • Sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere is filtered and bent, stripping out bluer light and letting mainly red light reach the Moon.
  • That same effect makes sunrises and sunsets look red; during an eclipse, the Moon is lit by all the world’s sunrises and sunsets at once.

Some observers even use the exact shade of red to get hints about dust and pollution in Earth’s atmosphere at the time.

After this one: future blood moons

If you miss this eclipse, the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) does not happen until:

  • Around December 31, 2028 – January 1, 2029 , visible across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and much of Europe.

So for the trending question “when will the blood moon happen?” : the answer right now is the night/morning of March 2–3, 2026, with peak red phase at 11:33 UTC on March 3.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.