The definition of a supermoon varies, but it's generally defined by how close the moon is to the Earth. May's supermoon will also be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019, according to...

May 26 marked not just a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, or so-called "blood moon." According to NASA , a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth is positioned directly ...

On the night of May 25-27, observers in Oceania, Hawaii, eastern Asia and Antarctica will see a lunar eclipse that coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth — making it a "supermoon"...

A combination of photos from the super blood Flower moon eclipse, as seen from Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 26, 2021. The images show the full supermoon (left), the partial eclipse phase (two...

A Supermoon appears when it is at its closest point to Earth and therefore at its brightest. A Blood Moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse.

The eclipse is set to begin May 26 at 1:46 a.m. PDT, with the Moon entering the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow at 2:45 a.m. Part of it will remain in the umbra until 5:53 a.m. To catch totality – the period when all of the Moon’s surface is blanketed by the Earth’s dark shadow – look up between 4:11 and 4:26 a.m.

A so-called supermoon and a lunar eclipse will be visible to much of the U.S. Experts at NASA say events like this do not happen often, so take it in while you can.