A total lunar eclipse is happening tonight!

The March full moon is known as the worm moon, and it's also a blood moon.

As Earth passes between the moon and sun, the moon will darken and turn an orange, red tint.

The colors come from all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth reflecting off the moon as the sun's light passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere.

The eclipse will begin at 11:57 p.m., with the total eclipse starting at 2:26 a.m. The total eclipse will end at 3:31 a.m., so we will have about an hour to view the blood moon.

The eclipse will reach its final stages and end by 6 a.m. Friday.

Skies are forecast to be mostly cloudy overnight but there could be some nice breaks in the clouds along the North Shore and western Nassau County.

Good luck and send us any photos if you see it!