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.

Here’s why and how the moon can look yellow, orange or red without an eclipse and when Friday's total lunar eclipse blood moon will reach totality.

“That's why the Moon — and the Sun! — look orange or red ... If you see an orange, red or yellow moon high in the sky on a night without a lunar eclipse, you can check the map to see if ...