WNC "Blood Moon" Guide: How to See Tomorrow’s Rare Total Lunar Eclipse

WNC -- Set your alarms for tomorrow morning, March 3, 2026. Residents across the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains will have a front-row seat to a spectacular "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse.While the entire event lasts several hours, the most dramatic phase—when the moon turns a deep, coppery red—will happen just as dawn approaches. Because the moon will be setting in the west while the sun rises in the east, your location in WNC determines exactly how much of the "total" phase you’ll see.T