| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island |
| Began: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:35 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 8:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 12:00 midnight |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 25 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14–15, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kiritimati. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (LINT) for Kiritimati.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:57 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  86° | -10.0° |
| 6:35 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 86° | -0.2° |
| 7:09 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 87° | 7.7° | |
| 8:26 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 87° | 26.2° | |
| 8:58 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 88° | 34.2° | |
| 9:31 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 88° | 42.2° | |
| 10:47 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 88° | 61.0° | |
| 12:00 midnight Sat, Mar 15 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 89° | 78.9° |
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 Kiritimati. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 14–15)
In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati
| Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 7, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Kiritimati, or the path map image for global details. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Kiritimati