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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fakaofo, Tokelau

Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Fakaofo
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:34 pm
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fakaofo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 90°
-24.1°
6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 87°
-6.8°
6:34 pm Fri, Mar 14RisingMoonrise 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.Map direction East 86°
-0.2°
7:26 pm Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 84°
11.6°
7:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 83°
19.4°
8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 82°
27.3°
9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 76°
45.6°
11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
62.4°

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 is fully visible in Fakaofo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fakaofo

Eclipse Visibility From FakaofoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 9, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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