Total lunar eclipse March 2025 livestreams: Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' online for free tonight

graphic showing the total lunar eclipse blood moon on the screen of a laptop with livestreaming text in the top right corner. — You can watch all the action of the total lunar eclipse unfold online for free. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic)

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Editor's note: Wow, what a show! You can see some of the best photos of the "Blood Worm Moon" total lunar eclipse here in our photo roundup story.

A total lunar eclipse of March's Worm Moon is happening tonight and you can watch it online for free.

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth is between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. During "totality," the moon moves through Earth's umbra, the dark center of its shadow, giving rise to the red-hued "Blood Moon". The lunar eclipse will reach its maximum phase, whereby the moon is fully obscured by Earth's deepest darkest shadow, the umbra, at 2:59 a.m. EDT (6:59 GMT) on March 14.

Timeanddate

Timeanddate is hosting a livestream of the total lunar eclipse, beginning at 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT), March 14. Timeanddate also has a whole host of helpful eclipse resources, including interactive maps and specific times of each stage based on your viewing location.

The Virtual Telescope Project

Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project is bringing together a whole team of astrophotographers poised and ready for the celestial show. The livesteam will begin at midnight EDT (0400 GMT on March 14) on the Virtual Telescope Project's WebTV and YouTube Channel.

"As in the past, the Virtual Telescope Project will partner with some great astro-imagers around the globe, to bring to you the stunning beauty of such a unique event," Masi wrote on their events page. "A wonderful example of cooperation through geographical borders!"

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium is hosting a total lunar eclipse livestream beginning at 10 p.m. EDT (9 p.m. CDT or 0200 GMT), streamed live from the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Adler Planetarium's livestream will feature astronomy educators to talk all things lunar eclipse, provide live commentary, answer astronomical questions and offer up helpful tips for viewing the event yourself.

Griffith Observatory

The Griffith Observatory in California is hosting an online broadcast of the total lunar eclipse from 11:50 p.m. to 6:05 a.m. EDT (8:50 p.m. to 3:05 a.m., PDT or 0350 to 1005 GMT).

SunshineNate

Earth and space science communicator SunshineNate will be livestreaming the "Blood Worm Moon" on his YouTube channel. The livestream is scheduled to begin tonight at 11:45 p.m. EDT (0345 GMT on March 14).

Be sure not to miss our night sky tonight page and monthly skywatching calendar for more celestial events.

Editor's note: If you get a great picture of the moon during March's total lunar eclipse, and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.

Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022, having previously worked as a staff writer for All About Space magazine. She completed an editorial internship with BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre, communicating space science to the public.

Daisy holds a PhD in plant physiology and a Master's in Environmental Science. Based in Nottingham, U.K., she covers all things space, with a special focus on solar activity and space weather. She also has a keen interest in astrotourism and is always on the lookout for the next northern lights adventure.

She will be a guest speaker aboard HX's Solar Eclipse Expedition in August 2026 and will join Hurtigruten as an onboard astronomer for a northern lights sailing in January 2027.