Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse will arrive Tuesday morning

A rare Blood Moon will light up our skies in the Desert Southwest on Tuesday, March 3rd. Here's how to watch the Total Lunar Eclipse.

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA-TV)- Get ready! We have a double event on Tuesday, March 3rd. It will be a Full Moon, also known as the worm moon, and we will also see the Total Lunar Eclipse as well. This is a rare double skygazing event, so take full advantage of seeing it.

This is when the earth is between the sun and moon. Earth will cast a shadow onto the moon, make it a reddish color.

There are 3 types of eclipses, and the one that will appear in our skies is a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse. This is also called the "Blood Moon," where the moon will appear a reddish color.

The Total Lunar Eclipse will begin at 4:40 A.M. MST. Tuesday morning. And the best time to see the maximum view of the Total Lunar Eclipse here in Yuma is on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 4:34 A.M MST. The shadow of the eclipse will end at 6:33 A.M. MST.

For those in Imperial County, you are on Pacific Standard time, so the Total Lunar Eclipse will begin at 3:04 A.M. PST on Tuesday morning, and it will last until 5:33 A.M. PST.

It's also going to be a full moon on March 3rd, also known as the Worm Moon.

It's called the worm moon because it refers to earthworms that appear from warming soil. March is also a sign that we are transitioning to the spring season.

The best time to see the Full Worm Moon is Tuesday, March 3rd at 4:37 a.m. MST.