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March 13, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chico, CA, USA

Mar 13, 2025 at 11:58 pm
Max View in Chico, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Chico, California
Begins: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 8:57 pm
Maximum: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 11:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:00 am
Duration: 6 hours, 3 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 13–14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chico

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:57 pm Thu, Mar 13
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 104°
21.4°
10:09 pm Thu, Mar 13
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 119°
33.8°
11:26 pm Thu, Mar 13
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 138°
44.8°
11:58 pm Thu, Mar 13
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 149°
48.3°
12:31 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 161°
50.8°
1:47 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 191°
51.4°
3:00 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 216°
45.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chico

Eclipse Visibility From ChicoVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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