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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hassi el Fokra, Mauritania

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:45 am
Near max in Hassi el Fokra
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Hassi el Fokra
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:46 am 1.151 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:49 am
Duration: 2 hours, 52 minutes

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hassi el Fokra

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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
3:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 252°
36.4°
5:09 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 262°
20.9°
6:26 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 270°
4.4°
6:46 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Hassi el Fokra This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Hassi el Fokra. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Hassi el Fokra because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 272°
0.2°
6:49 am Fri, Mar 14 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West 273°
-0.2°
6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 274°
-2.0°
7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 277°
-10.0°
8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 286°
-26.2°
10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 298°
-40.7°

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 Hassi el Fokra

Eclipse Visibility From Hassi el Fokra Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Hassi el Fokra, or the path map image for global details.

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