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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm
Max View in Nuku'alofa
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Nuku'alofa
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:53 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, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 96°
-27.2°
6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 90°
-10.9°
6:53 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.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 84°
6.7°
7:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 81°
14.0°
8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 77°
21.4°
9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 68°
38.2°
11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 54°
53.0°

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 Nuku'alofa. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Nuku'alofa

Eclipse Visibility From Nuku'alofaVisibility Worldwide
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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