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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Djougou, Benin

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:59 am
Near max in Djougou
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Djougou
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 4:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:01 am 0.713 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:03 am
Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Djougou

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Djougou. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (WAT) for Djougou.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West 268°
29.6°
6:09 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 270°
12.1°
7:01 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Djougou This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Djougou. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Djougou 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°
7:03 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 272°
-0.2°
7:26 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West 273°
-6.3°
7:58 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 275°
-14.1°
8:31 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 276°
-21.9°
9:47 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 281°
-39.9°
11:00 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 288°
-56.6°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Djougou, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Djougou

Eclipse Visibility From Djougou Visibility Worldwide
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
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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