How to see the "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse in Utah

• The color comes from the Earth's atmosphere filtering out shorter-wavelength blue light, leaving the longer-wavelength red and orange light to illuminate the Moon, according to the Adler Planetarium. ​
• "It's as if all the world's sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the Moon," NASA explains.

🗓 When to watch: The eclipse begins March 13 at 9:57pm Mountain time.

• Totality — when the Moon is entirely within Earth's shadow — will occur between 12:26am to 1:31am on March 14, per NASA.

🔭 How to see it: No special equipment is required, but binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view.

• Find a dark spot, check the forecast, and look up.

The intrigue: The last total lunar eclipse was in November 2022, and after this one, the next one visible across the Americas won't be until March 2026.

Fun fact: The March full Moon is also called the "Worm Moon" in the U.S., adopted from the name Indigenous tribes gave the first full Moon after spring thaw, when earthworms' casts reappeared in the soil.