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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:33 am
Max View in Sofia
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:33 am -0.539 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:44 am
Duration: 47 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 266°
7.8°
6:33 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Sofia This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sofia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sofia because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 272°
1.5°
6:44 am Fri, Mar 14SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 274°
-0.2°
7:09 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 278°
-5.4°
8:26 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 291°
-18.7°
8:58 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 297°
-24.1°
9:31 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 304°
-29.2°
10:47 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 323°
-39.2°
12:00 noon Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 345°
-45.0°

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 Sofia, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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