14 Mar 2025, 19:58
Max View in Nuku'alofa
| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Nuku'alofa |
| Began: | 14 Mar 2025 Cum, 18:53 |
| Maximum: | 14 Mar 2025 Cum, 19:58 1,178 Magnitude |
| Ended: | 14 Mar 2025 Cum, 23:00 |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 6 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
14 Mart 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Nuku'alofa. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (TOT) for Nuku'alofa.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:57 14 Mar Cum | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  96° | -27.2° |
| 18:09 14 Mar Cum | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 90° | -10.9° |
| 18:53 14 Mar Cum | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 86° | -0.2° |
| 19:26 14 Mar Cum | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 84° | 6.7° | |
| 19:58 14 Mar Cum | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 81° | 14.0° | |
| 20:31 14 Mar Cum | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 77° | 21.4° | |
| 21:47 14 Mar Cum | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 68° | 38.2° | |
| 23:00 14 Mar Cum | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 54° | 53.0° |
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 Nuku'alofa. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (14 Mar)
In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).
Lunar Eclipses
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- Magnitude of Eclipses
- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
- Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?
Eclipses and Transits Visible in Nuku'alofa
| Eclipse Visibility From Nuku'alofa | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Eyl 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 22 Eyl 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 3–4 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 28 Ağu 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 17 Ağu 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Nuku'alofa, or the path map image for global details. |