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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:09 am
Near max in Port Elizabeth
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Port Elizabeth
Begins: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:10 am -0.877 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:13 am
Duration: 16 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Elizabeth

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 276°
2.6°
6:10 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Port Elizabeth This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Port Elizabeth. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Port Elizabeth because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 274°
0.2°
6:13 am Fri, Mar 14SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 274°
-0.2°
7:09 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 266°
-12.0°
8:26 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-26.9°
8:58 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-33.1°
9:31 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 242°
-38.9°
10:47 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 222°
-50.9°
12:00 noon Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction South-southwest 194°
-57.6°

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 Port Elizabeth, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Port Elizabeth

Eclipse Visibility From Port ElizabethVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Port Elizabeth

Other eclipses visible in Port Elizabeth

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