luna de sangre
/luna de sanɡɾe/from spelling rulesfeminine
In Spanish, blood moon is luna de sangre.
luna de sangre refers to the moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
Meaning: moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of luna (moon), de (of) and sangre (blood).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because luna is a feminine noun, when you want to say 'the blood moon', you must use the definite article la to form la luna de sangre.
How do you pronounce it?
/luna de sanɡɾe/
Did you know?
- In Spanish folklore, red celestial events are sometimes linked to the concept of mal agüero, meaning a bad omen, though this is less common in modern urban areas.
- Spanish speakers use luna for the moon, but the word mes for 'month' comes from a different root. In English, 'moon' and 'month' are closely linked, but in Spanish, these concepts are linguistically separated.
- In Spanish, the word sangre is feminine, but its Latin ancestor sanguis was masculine. Linguists are still not entirely sure why this gender shift happened.
Examples in context
- La luna de sangre es un espectáculo impresionante.The blood moon is an impressive spectacle.
- La luna de sangre es hermosa.The blood moon is beautiful.
- ¿Viste la luna de sangre anoche?Did you see the blood moon last night?
- Mañana habrá una luna de sangre.There will be a blood moon tomorrow.
Example conversation
Two friends are watching the night sky through a telescope.
- Elena¡Mira, Daniel, la luna de sangre es impresionante!Look, Daniel, the blood moon is impressive!
- DanielEs cierto, Elena, tiene un color rojo intenso.It's true, Elena, it has an intense red color.
- ElenaNunca había visto una luna de sangre así.I had never seen a blood moon like this.
- DanielEs un espectáculo increíble para nosotros.It is an incredible spectacle for us.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blood moon” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, luna, sangre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
