--- description: See the best photos of the second blood moon - and fourth lunar eclipse - of 2014. title: See the Best Photos of the Blood Moon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97a94553ba43dc22/69875f2d524fc01d8ede9aab/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2014-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Space](/tag/space/) ## Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Best Photos of Wednesday Morning's Blood Moon by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2014 2:04 PM CUT  The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014. The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014.Mark Blinch—Reuters by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2014 2:04 PM CUT  The moon during a total lunar eclipse from Kathmandu on Oct. 8, 2014. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  Through multiple exposures, the blood moon is shown in Hefei, China on Oct. 8, 2014. Guo Chen—Xinhua/Sipa  The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind a ferris wheel in Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2014. Yoshikazu Tsuno—AFP/Getty Images  The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014. Mark Blinch—Reuters  The moon during a total lunar eclipse above the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 2014. David Becker—Zuma Press  The blood moon resulting from the total lunar eclipse is seen in the sky in Ningbo city, China on Oct. 8, 2014. Imaginechina/Corbis  The total lunar eclipse is seen in the sky in Qingdao city, China on Oct. 8, 2014. Imaginechina/Corbis  The moon during a total lunar eclipse over Sydney, on Oct. 8, 2014. Rick Rycroft—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/"},"headline":"See the Best Photos of Wednesday Morning's Blood Moon","datePublished":"2014-10-08T14:04:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:31.582Z","description":"The second blood moon - and fourth lunar eclipse - of 2014 did not disappoint","url":"https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/","keywords":["Space","astronomy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97a94553ba43dc22/69875f2d524fc01d8ede9aab/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2014-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97a94553ba43dc22/69875f2d524fc01d8ede9aab/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2014-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014.","caption":"The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014.","creditText":"Mark Blinch—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/","name":"See the Best Photos of Wednesday Morning's Blood Moon"}}]}] ```