| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rothera Research Station |
| Began: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 12:57 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:58 am 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:00 am |
| Duration: | 6 hours, 3 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rothera Research Station
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Rothera Research Station. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (ART) for Rothera Research Station.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 12:57 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 10° |
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| 2:09 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
351° |
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| 3:26 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
332° |
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| 3:58 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
324° |
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| 4:31 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
316° |
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| 5:47 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Partial Eclipse ends
Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. |
298° |
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| 7:00 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends
The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. |
281° |
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How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Rothera Research Station. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
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Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rothera Research Station
| Eclipse Visibility From Rothera Research Station | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Rothera Research Station, or the path map image for global details. |
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