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Blood Moon: March 13-14 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse of the Americas
Season 2
Episode 75
Published 1 year, 1 month ago
Description
- March 13, 2025 (Evening PDT / Late Night EDT / UTC): The total lunar eclipse begins.
- 8:57 p.m. PDT / 11:57 p.m. EDT / 03:57 UTC: Penumbral eclipse begins. The Moon enters the Earth’s penumbra, resulting in a subtle dimming.
- 10:09 p.m. PDT / 1:09 a.m. EDT (March 14) / 05:09 UTC (March 14): Partial eclipse begins. The Moon starts entering Earth’s umbra, with a noticeable dark "bite" appearing on the lunar disk.
- Around 11:26 p.m. PDT (March 13): West Coast viewers can begin to see the total lunar eclipse.
- March 14, 2025 (Early Morning EDT / UTC): The total lunar eclipse reaches and ends totality.
- 12:00 a.m. EDT: The Virtual Telescope Project's livestream begins.
- 1:00 a.m. EDT: Timeanddate's livestream begins.
- 1:09 a.m. EDT: Partial eclipse begins for East Coast viewers.
- 2:26 a.m. EDT / 11:26 p.m. PDT (March 13) / 06:26 UTC: Totality begins. The entire Moon is within Earth’s umbra and appears reddish-orange (a "blood moon").
- Around 2:26 a.m. EDT: East Coast viewers can begin to see the total lunar eclipse.
- 2:59 a.m. EDT / 6:59 GMT / 07:59 UTC: Maximum phase of the total lunar eclipse, with the Moon fully obscured by Earth's umbra.
- 3:31 a.m. EDT / 12:31 a.m. PDT / 07:31 UTC: Totality ends. The Moon begins to exit Earth’s umbra, and the red color starts to fade.
- 4:47 a.m. EDT / 1:47 a.m. PDT / 08:47 UTC: Partial eclipse ends. The Moon is completely out of Earth’s umbra.
- 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT / 10:00 UTC: Penumbral eclipse ends. The Moon is entirely out of Earth’s shadow, and the eclipse is over.
- 6:05 a.m. EDT: The Griffith Observatory's online broadcast ends.
- September 7-8, 2025: The next total lunar eclipse will occur, visible over Asia, Australia, and parts of Africa and Europe, but not North America.
- March 2026: The next total lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. will occur.