| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Salelologa (Savai'i) |
| Begins: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:39 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 7:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:00 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 20 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Salelologa (Savai'i)
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Salelologa (Savai'i). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WST) for Salelologa (Savai'i).
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:57 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  92° | -25.0° |
| 6:09 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 88° | -8.0° |
| 6:39 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° |
| 7:26 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 84° | 10.2° | |
| 7:58 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 82° | 17.9° | |
| 8:31 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 80° | 25.6° | |
| 9:47 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 72° | 43.4° | |
| 11:00 pm Fri, Mar 14 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 60° | 59.5° |
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 Salelologa (Savai'i). 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 85% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
320Days 10Hrs 19Mins 13SecsSalelologa (Savai'i) Eclipse Countdown
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Salelologa (Savai'i)
| Eclipse Visibility From Salelologa (Savai'i) | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 8, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Salelologa (Savai'i), or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Salelologa (Savai'i)