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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria (Akwa Akpa)

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:28 am
Max View in Calabar, Cross River
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Calabar, Cross River
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 4:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:28 am 0.273 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:34 am
Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calabar

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 271°
22.9°
6:09 am 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 West.
Map direction West 272°
5.4°
6:28 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Calabar This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Calabar. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Calabar because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 272°
1.1°
6:34 am Fri, Mar 14SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 273°
-0.2°
7:26 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 273°
-13.2°
7:58 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-21.1°
8:31 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-28.9°
9:47 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 278°
-47.2°
11:00 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 284°
-64.2°

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 Calabar, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Calabar

Eclipse Visibility From CalabarVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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