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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo, Antarctica (McMurdo Station, Ross Island)

Mar 14, 2025 at 9:02 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in McMurdo
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 8:52 pm
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 9:02 pm 0.639 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in McMurdo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZDT) for McMurdo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 134°
-12.9°
6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 116°
-9.6°
7:26 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 98°
-5.6°
7:58 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 90°
-3.6°
8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 82°
-1.1°
8:52 pm Fri, Mar 14RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 77°
-0.2°
9:02 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in McMurdo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in McMurdo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in McMurdo 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 75°
0.2°
9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 64°
2.4°
11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 47°
5.6°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in McMurdo, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in McMurdo

Eclipse Visibility From McMurdoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in McMurdo, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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