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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E

Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm
Max View in 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:47 pm
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 12 minutes

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 115°
-31.3°
6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 102°
-18.8°
7:26 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 89°
-4.8°
7:47 pm Fri, Mar 14 Rising Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. Map direction East 86°
-0.2°
7:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East 84°
1.5°
8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 79°
7.2°
9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 65°
20.7°
11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northeast 50°
32.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E

Eclipse Visibility From 41°44'54.8"S, 172°56'17.8"E Visibility Worldwide
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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