Lunar Eclipse 2024 March. A lunar eclipse happens when the earth comes between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow on the moon. During the eclipse, the moon is in the constellation virgo.

March’s full moon, the worm moon, rose over earth on sunday, march 24, exactly two weeks before the total solar eclipse that will sweep over north america on april 8, 2024. A lunar eclipse happens when the earth comes between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow on the moon.