People are seen on a floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre as a full moon, also known as the "blood moon," rises above skyscrapers in the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai on Sept. 7, 2025. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images

A blood moon rose in the night sky this week, offering a dazzling celestial event for people across multiple continents.

Blood moons occur during a total lunar eclipse, which is when Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon. The only sunlight that can reach the moon comes from the edges of the Earth's atmosphere, giving the moon a red glow, according to NASA.

The term "blood moon" can also be used to describe the moon when it is red due to haze, smoke or dust, the agency notes.

Photos from around the world show the spectacle, which could be seen in Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.

The next total lunar eclipse, which will be visible in the Americas, will be in March.


In this image taken with double exposure, a total lunar eclipse cast a "blood moon" over the night sky on Sept. 8, 2025 in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province of China. Shen Junfeng/VCG via Getty Images


This photograph shows a full moon also known as "blood moon" during a lunar eclipse with a statue of the ancient Greek goddess Irene holding a child in the foreground, in central Athens, on Sept. 7, 2025. ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images


The moon appears from behind the Tokyo Skytree during a total lunar eclipse in the middle of the night above the Japanese capital early on Sept. 8, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images


The "blood moon" is pictured during an eclipse in the night sky over Sydney on Sept. 8, 2025. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

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