| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland |
| Began: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 3:57 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:34 am 1.077 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:38 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 41 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands).
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:57 am Fri, Mar 14 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  240° | 19.4° | |
| 5:09 am Fri, Mar 14 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 256° | 10.7° | |
| 6:26 am Fri, Mar 14 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 272° | 1.2° | |
| 6:34 am Fri, Mar 14 | Maximum in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) 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. | 274° | 0.2° | |
| 6:38 am Fri, Mar 14 | Setting | Moonset 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. | 275° | -0.2° |
| 6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon | 279° | -2.9° |
| 7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon | 286° | -7.5° |
| 8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 302° | -16.4° |
| 10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 319° | -23.4° |
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 Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). 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 80% of the time (since 2000).
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- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
- Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?
Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
| Eclipse Visibility From Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), or the path map image for global details. |