: tinged with red
reddishness
noun
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Anyone willing to be up for the early-morning event witnessed the moon’s deep reddish-orange glow as the Earth passed directly between the sun and moon, casting a gigantic shadow across the moon’s surface.
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Laura A. Oda, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
On March 3, 2026, the full Worm Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow and turn a strange copper-reddish color for 58 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The full eclipse, or totality, begins when the moon moves completely into the umbra, turning its usually white surface a dim reddish-orange.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
That's when the moon takes on a reddish hue during a total lunar eclipse.
—Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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Laura A. Oda, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
On March 3, 2026, the full Worm Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow and turn a strange copper-reddish color for 58 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The full eclipse, or totality, begins when the moon moves completely into the umbra, turning its usually white surface a dim reddish-orange.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
That's when the moon takes on a reddish hue during a total lunar eclipse.
—Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reddish. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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