A spectacular celestial event is scheduled to appear in the night sky this week that will have astronomers and stargazers focusing their eyes upward in awe. A rare blood-red lunar eclipse, the first lunar eclipse to make an appearance since November 2022, will appear between Thursday evening and Friday morning this week, depending on your location.

Viewers with eyes to the sky in North America and South America will have the best chance to see the full lunar eclipse, which will turn the Full Worm Moon blood-red. While those in the UK, Africa, and Europe may be able to catch a slight glimpse of it in action.

You'll want to mark your calendars, as if you miss this year's rare blood-red lunar eclipse, the next one will not light the night sky until 2048.

Prime Countries Where the Rare Lunar Eclipse Will Be Fully Visible and Times of Visibility

The rare blood-red lunar eclipse makes its way to your part of the world between Thursday, March 13th, and Friday, March 14th. Depending on where you live, skywatchers will either have a full lunar eclipse view, a partial lunar eclipse view, or both.

And don't forget to keep your eyes on the weather forecast for Thursday evening into Friday. Clear skies will offer watchers uninterrupted views of the lunar eclipse and the blood-red Full Worm Moon, which will even be visible in major light-polluted cities like New York City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

"As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it," said Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University.

If you live in North America, Canada, Mexico, South America, Greenland, Western Europe, and Western Africa, stargazers will have an excellent opportunity to view the lunar eclipse in full or partially to full. For now, we'll focus on the time zones in North America. For everyone else, please make sure to convert the times below to your current time zone so you don't miss the lunar eclipse.

Time zones across North America

Eastern Time Zone: Totality begins at 2:26 a.m. EDT and ends at 3:32 a.m. EDT on March 14. Central Time Zone: Totality occurs between 1:26 a.m. and 2:32 a.m. CDT on March 14. Mountain Time Zone: Watch totality from 12:26 a.m. to 1:32 a.m. MDT on March 14. Pacific Time Zone: Totality begins at 11:26 p.m. PDT on March 13 and ends at 12:32 a.m. PDT on March 14. Alaska Time Zone: Totality begins at 10:26 p.m. AKDT and ends at 11:32 p.m. AKDT on March 13. Hawaii Time Zone: Totality begins at 8:26 p.m. HST and ends at 9:32 p.m. HST on March 13.

"The lunar eclipse is scheduled to peak around midnight (your timezone) on March 13th to 14th, and the entire eclipse is slated to last 6 hours and 3 minutes, while the total phase (when the Moon is in Earth's darkest shadow and appears dark red) will last only 1 hour and 5 minutes," according to Starwalk.

And, since this is a lunar eclipse and not a solar eclipse, no special sunglasses or peculiar-shaped objects to protect your eyes are needed. Of course, if you have binoculars or a telescope, it will make the viewing experience much sharper and focused, but this celestial event will be visible just fine with the naked eye. Just grab a cozy blanket or chair and prepare to settle in for a night of ethereal wonder.

Part of the Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible From Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, and Africa

If you live in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, or Africa, you may have the opportunity to witness part of the lunar eclipse. However, the setting moon may make it more challenging due to each country's differing time zone.

But fret not stargazers, you'll have a better opportunity of watching the partial solar eclipse on March 29th, and be in the prime viewing locations for the next lunar eclipse between September 7-8, 2025, where it will be fully visible in Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica. While September's lunar eclipse will not be a rare, blood-red lunar eclipse, it will be a lunar eclipse just the same.

The celestial heavens have quite a lot in store for us in 2025, and with four lunar and solar eclipses slated to appear in the sky throughout the year, you'll want to make sure you're prepared and know when and where to look up, so you don't miss any of the grand celestial events.