Photos: Total lunar eclipse casts red hues over ‘super flower blood moon’

Photography By Washington Post Staff | May 26, 2021

For the first time in two years, parts of the Lower 48 states were treated a total lunar eclipse early Wednesday morning. The total eclipse, only visible where skies were clear in the western U.S., turned the moon a rusty red as the earth passed between the moon and sun, casting a shadow over the moon’s surface. Mark Baker/AP

Some referred to the event as a “super flower blood moon,” making reference to its apparent size in the sky, the abundance of blooms at this time of year and the moon’s color during the eclipse. Mark Baker/AP

Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati/AP Firdia Lisnawati/AP

Hong Kong, China. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Amesbury, United Kingdom. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

St. Petersburg, Russia. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Dmitri Lovetsky/AP

Sydney, Australia. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia. Mark Baker/AP Mark Baker/AP

Sydney, Australia. LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS LOREN ELLIOTT/REUTERS

Montevideo, Uruguay. Matilde Campodonico/AP Matilde Campodonico/AP

Brasilia, Brazil. Eraldo Peres/AP Eraldo Peres/AP

San Diego, Calif. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS

Santa Monica, Calif. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia.

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Skopje, North Macedonia. OGNEN TEOFILOVSKI/REUTERS OGNEN TEOFILOVSKI/REUTERS

Honolulu, Hawaii. Marco Garcia/Reuters Marco Garcia/Reuters

Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP Charlie Riedel/AP