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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:50 am
Near max in Viana do Castelo
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:51 am 1.168 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:54 am
Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Viana do Castelo

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 242°
31.0°
5:09 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West-southwest 256°
18.4°
6:26 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. 		Map direction West 269°
4.5°
6:51 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Viana do Castelo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Viana do Castelo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Viana do Castelo 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 273°
0.2°
6:54 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 273°
-0.2°
6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 274°
-0.9°
7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 279°
-7.6°
8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 292°
-21.1°
10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 307°
-32.6°

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 Viana do Castelo. 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 50% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Viana do Castelo

Eclipse Visibility From Viana do Castelo 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

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Viana do Castelo

Other eclipses visible in Viana do Castelo

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