Total lunar eclipse March 2025: photos of the "Blood Worm Moon"

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Sequence of the total lunar eclipse over Castle Stalker, Appin, Scotland. (Image credit: Josh Dury)
 

 

As the Full Worm Moon rose overnight, skywatchers across the Americas turned their eyes — and their cameras — toward the sky. Over several hours, Earth's shadow slowly crept across the lunar surface, turning our celestial neighbor into a deep, blood-red orb.

 

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon align in such a way that Earth casts its shadow on the moon. During totality, the moon moves through Earth’s umbra, the darkest part of its shadow, creating the deep red hue of a "Blood Moon." The March full moon is traditionally known as the "Worm Moon" because this is the time of year when the ground softens and earthworm casts reappear. For these reasons, this total lunar eclipse in March is sometimes referred to as the "Blood Worm Moon."
 

Landscape astrophotographer Josh Dury has sent Space.com some breathtaking photos of the total lunar eclipse from his vantage point at Castle Stalker, Appin, Scotland.

 

 

Total lunar eclipse March 2025 above Appin, Scotland. (Image credit: Josh Dury)
 

 

In a battle against the setting moon and the rising sun, Dury captured some remarkable shots of the total lunar eclipse.
 

Total lunar eclipse March 2025 above Appin, Scotland. (Image credit: Josh Dury)
 

 

Photographer Yuri Cortex captured a beautiful, rusty-red view of the moon during the total lunar eclipse from Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Total lunar eclipse from Mexico City, Mexico. (Image credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Image)

 

 

Stargazers in Australia also enjoyed a great view of the total lunar eclipse. Photographer Izhar Khan captured the "Blood Moon" over Lake George near Canberra, Australia.

 

The total lunar eclipse reflected in the calm waters of Lake George, Australia. (Image credit:  IZHAR KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

Photographer Brandon Bell took this lovely detailed photograph of the total lunar eclipse over Merritt Island, Florida. Here you can see the lower right portion of the moon in Earth's deep umbra shadow.

 

The full Blood Worm Moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025 in Merritt Island, Florida. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

 

 

Here, the rusty red moon appears above the "Forever Marilyn" statue in Palm Springs, California.

 

Lunar eclipse above the "Forever Marilyn" statue, Palm Springs, California. (Image credit:  PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

Below, photographer Patrick Fallon also captured the eclipse above the fronds of a palm from his vantage point in Palm Springs, California.

 

The lunar eclipse is seen above the fronds of a palm tree during the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Palm Springs, California. (Image credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

A beautifully detailed photograph captured by photographer Miguel J. Rodriguez shows the Blood Worm Moon shining over Daytona Beach, Florida.

 

A detailed view of the Blood Worm Moon, Daytona Beach, Florida. (Image credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo Getty Images)

 

 

Photographer Antonio Ojeda snapped this lovely scene of the full moon rising in Saltillo, Mexico.

 

"Blood Worm Moon", Saltillo, Mexico. (Image credit: Antonio Ojeda/Agencia Press South/Getty Images)

 

 

Skywatchers gather around telescopes in Caracas, Venezuela, to see the blood-red Worm Moon.

 

Photographer Juan Barreto captured this lovely image of skywatchers enjoying the view of the total lunar eclipse from Caracas, Venezuela. (Image credit: Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

It's not just totality that wows skywatchers — every stage of a lunar eclipse has its own unique beauty. This photo by Brandon Bell captures the moment the moon enters the darkest part of Earth's shadow, the umbra.

 

The full Worm Moon enters the umbra ahead of its total eclipse on March 14, 2025 in Merritt Island, Florida (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

 

 

Photographer Andrew Chin took this beautiful photo of the partial phase of the total lunar eclipse from Vancouver, Canada.

Partial lunar eclipse phase, Vancouver, Canada. (Image credit: Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

 

 

This delicate partially eclipsed moon looks stunning in this photograph captured by Yuri Cortez from Mexico City, Mexico. Here, we can see Earth's umbra, the darkest part of the shadow, engulfing the lunar surface during the total lunar eclipse.

 

Partial lunar eclipse phase from Mexico City, Mexico. (Image credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

The next total lunar eclipse is on Sept. 7, 2025, and will be visible across Asia and Western Australia.

[Shoresy]

Oh I forgot! Here are mine from Detroit. Not the best pics was at work but ya