There are a number of compelling reasons to catch the looming March 13-14 total lunar eclipse, which will be visible in the entire lower 48 states and greater Americas. Perhaps the best one is that no two such eclipses are the same. That means, weather permitting, you'll witness something unique.

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

A rare blood moon total lunar eclipse is happening in March in the Garden State. The reason it’s called a blood moon is that during a lunar eclipse, the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, blocking direct sunlight. Sunlight not blocked by Earth filters through our atmosphere, and that filtering process gives the moon a reddish-orange color.

A blood moon is coming. The entirety of the lower 48 states, the greater Americas, and some regions beyond will witness — weather permitting — a total lunar eclipse the night of March 13 and into the early morning of March 14.

Here's everything you need to know about how to see the first "blood moon" total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the only one visible from North America this year, when it rises in March.

A total lunar eclipse will come during the next full moon March 13-14, the Worm Moon, in Michigan. Here's a look at what to know.