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Check out these amazing pictures of the 2026 Worm Moon and Blood Moon

A red moon over the city skyline in GermanyGetty Images

Last night, many people across the world were treated to an amazing sight as a full Moon lit up the skies.

But depending on where people lived, they might have seen two different things - a Worm Moon or a Blood Moon.

The Worm Moon is the first full Moon of meteorological spring, which was seen in the UK on Monday night.

But on Tuesday into Wednesday, people in places like Asia, Australia and parts of the Americas saw a total lunar eclipse combined with a full Moon, which is called a Blood Moon.

Check out the pictures below!

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A red moon lights up a city skylineGetty Images

This was the scene in Shanghai, China, where the country was celebrating this year's traditional Lantern Festival. The festival always takes place during a full Moon and is part of people welcoming the new year in with good fortune.

A full moon over a wall stretching over a mountain ridgelineGetty Images

And over in Beijing, the full Moon rose above the Simatai Great Wall - a section of the Great Wall of China which preserves the original appearance of the wall as it was around 400 years ago.

A red looking moon rises over a castle on an islandPA Media

Here in the UK, we had a Worm Moon rather than a Blood Moon, but it still looked very red in some places - like this picture shows. It was taken looking onto Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island in Northumberland.

A red moon over a city skylineEPA

The red Blood Moon could be seen in places like Paraguay, where it lit up the skyline above its capital city, Asunción. A Blood Moon happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon, casting a shadow onto the Moon's face that looks a dusty red colour.

A moon on snowy mountain peaksEPA

And finally, take in this unreal photo of the Worm Moon rising behind the High Tatras mountain peaks in Slovakia. What a sight to start spring with!