A complete lunar eclipse is coming up, and it will make the Moon appear a dramatic, deep red color – often called a “Blood Moon,” like something you’d see in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
NASA has announced that a rare Blood Moon will be visible from many parts of the Americas, East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean on March 3, 2026.
This lunar eclipse will be visible to billions of people, making it one of the most widely seen in years because of the areas it will be visible over.
Okay, so get this – the total lunar eclipse is going to be awesome! For almost a full hour, the moon will be completely inside Earth’s shadow. That means we’re gonna get a really long, clear view of the Blood Moon without needing any fancy equipment like telescopes or special glasses. It’s gonna be visible with just your eyes, which is super cool!
Zelda-style Blood Moon will be visible on Earth
NASA explains that a lunar eclipse creates this effect when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow. Sunlight bends as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere, and most of the blue light is scattered away, resulting in the Moon appearing with a reddish or copper color.
Okay, as a Zelda fan, seeing this immediately took me back to Breath of the Wild. It’s a Blood Moon! If you’ve played the game, you know what that means – all those monsters I just fought? They’re back. Every Moblin, Hinox, and everything else I took down respawns across Hyrule. Talk about a frustrating, but awesome, reset!
Get ready! On March 3rd, a total lunar eclipse will cause the moon to appear red for over an hour and a half, and around 6 billion people will be able to see it.
— All day Astronomy (@forallcurious) January 11, 2026
Blood Moons are now a common sight in video games like Elden Ring and Final Fantasy, and often appear in anime as warnings of trouble. Luckily, when a real Blood Moon happens on Earth, it doesn’t bring monsters – just a stunning and dramatic sky that looks like something out of a fantasy video game.
If you’ve ever imagined Hyrule’s red sky in real life, be sure to look up on March 3, 2026!
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