Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm
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| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Auckland |
| Begins: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:38 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:00 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 21 minutes |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Auckland
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Auckland. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZDT) for Auckland.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  111° | -31.9° |
| 6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 99° | -18.3° |
| 7:26 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 88° | -2.8° |
| 7:38 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 86° | -0.2° |
| 7:58 pm 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 East. | 83° | 3.3° | |
| 8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 78° | 9.5° | |
| 9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 66° | 23.9° | |
| 11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 51° | 36.3° |
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 is fully visible in Auckland. 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 70% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Auckland
| Eclipse Visibility From Auckland | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2023 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica |  | |
| May 6, 2023 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica |  | |
| Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, North/East Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica |  | |
| Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse South in North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica |  | |
| Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Auckland, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |