Want to watch a “blood moon” livestream? Late on Thursday, March 13 and into the early hours of Friday, March 14, 2025, the full Worm Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, glowing an eerie reddish-orange for 65 minutes during a spectacular total lunar eclipse.
It’s the first such event anywhere since 2022 and North America’s last good view of one until 2029, so don’t rely on live streams of you have clear skies — step outside and experience one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles with your naked eyes. However, if clear skies are lacking where you are — or if you’re on the day side of the planet where the eclipse won’t be visible (much of Europe and Africa) — there are plenty of real-time “blood moon” livestreams.
‘Blood Moon’ Livestreams On YouTube
Finding a reliable YouTube livestream is much more difficult than it should be. Many channels that claim to show the eclipse live merely display outdated footage from previous events. The following YouTube channels have been vetted based on past eclipse coverage, so you can follow the eclipse in confidence.
Timeanddate.com consistently provides high-quality live streams of eclipses, with real-time animations, maps, times, guests and streams from around the world. The website’s mobile observatory will chase clear skies, with the latest plan to be in the east of the U.S. where clear skies are forecast. Collaborators in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Santiago, Chile, will provide video and images to create a global view of the event.
The Italy-based service will begin live-streaming the eclipse at 04:00 UTC on Friday, March 14 (11:00 p.m. EDT on on Thursday, March 13). Astro-imagers will provide views from around the globe, including from Florida, Nebraska and New Mexico in the U.S. as well as from Canada and Panama.
Telescope retailer High Point Scientific will go live with views of the total lunar eclipse starting 11:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona — famous for the discovery of Pluto — regularly livestreams eclipses using its state-of-the-art 12-inch Planewave Telescope in its Giovale Open Deck Observatory.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
