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March 13, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mar 14, 2025 at 2:58 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Toronto, Ontario
Begins: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 11:57 pm
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 2:58 am 1.178 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:00 am
Duration: 6 hours, 3 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:57 pm Thu, Mar 13
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 148°
45.0°
1:09 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 174°
48.8°
2:26 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 202°
46.5°
2:58 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 212°
43.7°
3:31 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 222°
40.0°
4:47 am Fri, Mar 14
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 241°
29.1°
6:00 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 255°
17.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Toronto

Eclipse Visibility From TorontoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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