{
  "id": 3474831,
  "title": "The moon is turning red tomorrow night — here's why, and how to watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/the-moon-is-turning-red-tomorrow-night-heres-why-and-how-to-watch",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:59:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Science",
    "slug": "live-science",
    "url": "https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/the-moon-is-turning-red-tomorrow-night-heres-why-and-how-to-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tomorrow night, from August 27 to 28, skywatchers will be treated to a very deep partial lunar eclipse that is expected to turn the full moon a coppery red color. As the full moon enters Earth's shadow, it will cast an eerie red glow over 96% of its surface. For those in North and South America, the entire eclipse will be visible in the night sky, starting at 9:23 p.m. EDT on Thursday night and ending around 3 a.m. Friday, with the peak occurring just after midnight. However, in Europe, the eclipse will occur just before dawn as the moon sets below the horizon. Though the moon won't entirely fall within Earth's shadow and therefore cannot be officially termed a 'blood moon,' it will be the deepest lunar eclipse witnessed anywhere on Earth until the subsequent total lunar eclipse on December 31, 2028.\n\nThe phenomenon behind the moon's reddish hue during a lunar eclipse is due to the Earth's atmosphere absorbing and bending light. Unlike a complete darkness, the moon appears in a deep coppery red shade. Earth's atmosphere absorbs the blue and yellow parts of the light spectrum, but refracts or bends the red light towards the moon, casting it like a red flashlight beam. The exact shade of red can vary depending on the atmospheric conditions at the time. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly behind Earth and enters its shadow, but the moon doesn't become completely dark. Instead, red light is bent and directed towards the moon, illuminating it with a red glow, reminiscent of a lunar flashlight.",
  "summary": "The partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27 will be the deepest lunar eclipse anywhere in the world until Dec. 31, 2028.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}