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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal (Angra)

Mar 14, 2025 at 5:58 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 2:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:58 am 1.178 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:07 am
Duration: 4 hours, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction Southwest 226°
44.3°
4:09 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West-southwest 243°
32.7°
5:26 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West-southwest 257°
18.7°
5:58 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction West 262°
12.5°
6:31 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. 		Map direction West 267°
6.3°
7:07 am Fri, Mar 14 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West 273°
-0.2°
7:47 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 279°
-8.5°
9:00 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 290°
-21.9°

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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 Angra do Heroísmo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Angra do Heroísmo

Eclipse Visibility From Angra do Heroísmo Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar 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

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