A rare total lunar eclipse, known as a "Blood Moon," is scheduled for March 3, 2026, turning the full moon a deep red. This celestial event occurs when Earth positions itself directly between the sun and the moon, causing sunlight to bend through Earth's atmosphere, filtering out blue light and leaving crimson tones. Stargazers across the United States can witness this phenomenon in the late evening of March 2 and early morning of March 3, with totality beginning at 6:04 a.m. EST and lasting 58 minutes. The eclipse will be visible across most of North and Central America, parts of South America, Eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. This is the only total lunar eclipse of 2026, with the next one not until December 2028.