| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Fortaleza, Ceará |
| 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 5:45 am |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 48 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fortaleza
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Fortaleza. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (BRT) for Fortaleza.
| 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. |
 289° |
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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. |
279° |
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| 3:26 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
275° |
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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. |
274° |
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| 4:31 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
273° |
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| 5:45 am Fri, Mar 14 | Setting | Moonset Setting |
272° |
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| 5:47 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
272° |
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| 7:00 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
270° |
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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 Fortaleza. 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 76% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fortaleza
| Eclipse Visibility From Fortaleza | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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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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Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Fortaleza, or the path map image for global details. |