| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Freetown |
| Began: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:57 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:58 am 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:04 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 7 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Freetown
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Freetown. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Freetown.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 3:57 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 266° |
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| 5:09 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
269° |
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| 6:26 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Total Eclipse begins
Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. |
271° |
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| 6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 |
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Maximum Eclipse
Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. |
272° |
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| 7:04 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. |
272° |
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| 7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
273° |
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| 8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
276° |
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| 10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
280° |
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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 Freetown. 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 Freetown
| Eclipse Visibility From Freetown | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Aug 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 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Freetown, or the path map image for global details. |
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