Phrase guide

blood moon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From its reddish appearance.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: লহু মাহতাব (lohu mahotab) — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血月 (xuèyuè) — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Danish: blodmåne — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Faroese: blóðmáni — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Finnish: verikuu — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • French: lune cuivrée — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • French: lune de sang — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • French: lune rouge — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • German: Blutmond — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Icelandic: blóðtungl — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Italian: luna rossa — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Italian: luna di sangue — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Japanese: ブラッドムーン (buraddo mūn) — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Japanese: ブラッド・ムーン (buraddo mūn) — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Korean: 블러드 문 (beulleodeu mun) — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Norwegian: blodmåne — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Polish: czerwony księżyc — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Portuguese: lua sangrenta — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Spanish: luna de sangre — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Swedish: blodmåne — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Turkish: kanlı ay — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
  • Yoruba: òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀ — moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse