Mar 14, 2025 at 6:58 am
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| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Akureyri |
| Began: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:57 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:58 am 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:44 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 47 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Akureyri
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Akureyri. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Akureyri.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:57 am Fri, Mar 14 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  223° | 20.8° | |
| 5:09 am Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 241° | 14.8° | |
| 6:26 am 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 West-southwest. | 258° | 7.4° | |
| 6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. | 265° | 4.1° | |
| 7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 272° | 1.0° | |
| 7:44 am Fri, Mar 14 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 275° | -0.2° |
| 8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 289° | -7.2° |
| 10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 306° | -13.8° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 was fully visible in Akureyri. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)
In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Akureyri
| Eclipse Visibility From Akureyri | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Akureyri, or the path map image for global details. |