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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:40 pm
Near max in Mount Hagen
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Mount Hagen
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:36 pm
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:38 pm 0.130 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mount Hagen

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
1:57 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 95°
-67.9°
3:09 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 92°
-50.7°
4:26 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 90°
-32.3°
4:58 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 89°
-24.5°
5:31 pm Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 88°
-16.6°
6:36 pm Fri, Mar 14 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East 87°
-0.2°
6:38 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Mount Hagen This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mount Hagen. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mount Hagen 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 87°
0.2°
6:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 87°
2.2°
8:00 pm Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 85°
19.5°

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 Mount Hagen, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mount Hagen

Eclipse Visibility From Mount Hagen Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Mount Hagen

Other eclipses visible in Mount Hagen

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