(OPINION) Is it just a coincidence that “blood moon eclipses” are occurring on Purim for three years in a row just as a great war erupts in the Middle East? Yesterday, one of my readers wrote to me and pointed out a video where someone was talking about this.
I had previously written about the “blood moon eclipse” that happened during the second day of Purim on March 25th of this year, but I had not heard that there would be “blood moon eclipses” on Purim in 2025 and 2026 too.
So I started to do some research to confirm whether this is true or not. I did a Google search for Purim in 2025, and this is what I found… Purim in 2025 is on Friday, March 14. Purim is always celebrated for 2 days, so it will continue till March 15. So then I went to Wikipedia and I discovered that there will be a lunar eclipse on March 14th, 2025…
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Friday, March 14, 2025, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2025. The Moon will take place near apogee during this eclipse, making it appear smaller than usual.
This blood moon eclipse will happen on the first day of Purim next year, and it will be visible from Jerusalem. Having confirmed that there will be a “blood moon Purim eclipse” in 2025, I asked Google when Purim would be in 2026. According to hebcal.com, the first day of Purim in 2026 begins at sundown on March 2nd and it ends at sundown on March 3rd…
Purim for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Monday, 2 March 2026 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 . And according to Wikipedia there will be a lunar eclipse on March 3rd, 2026…
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2026. This “blood moon Purim eclipse” will complete the set. As far as I know, we have never seen something like this happen for three years in a row. So what does all of this mean? I don’t know. But I will give you some of my thoughts. (READ MORE)
