A total lunar eclipse will occur on April 15, 2014. It will be visible from North America, South America and Australia. Parts of Asia, Africa and Europe will see a partial eclipse.
The penumbral phase of the eclipse will begin at 4:55 AM (04:55) UTC on April 15 and the eclipse will end at 10:36 AM (10:36) UTC on April 15.
This eclipse is the first in a series of four consecutive total lunar eclipses, also known as a tetrad. Read more
The term, Blood Moon, has recently become popular while referring to the April 15 total lunar eclipse. This term has no technical or astronomical basis and it is unclear where such a description comes from. Read more
Was this Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?
Where the Eclipse Was Seen
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Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: West in Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Was this eclipse visible in Washington DC?
Eclipse Map and Animation
The animation shows where this total lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
Shades of darkness
Night, moon high up in sky.
Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.
Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.
Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.
Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.
Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.
Entire eclipse was visible from start to end
Entire partial and total phases were visible. Missed part of penumbral phase.
Entire total phase was visible. Missed part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the total phase was visible. Missed part of total, partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the partial phase was visible. Missed total phase and part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the penumbral phase was visible. Missed total & partial phases.
Eclipse was not visible at all.
Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
Event | UTC Time | Time in Washington DC* | Visible in Washington DC |
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Penumbral Eclipse began | Apr 15 at 04:53:38 | Apr 15 at 12:53:38 am | Yes |
Partial Eclipse began | Apr 15 at 05:58:22 | Apr 15 at 1:58:22 am | Yes |
Full Eclipse began | Apr 15 at 07:06:49 | Apr 15 at 3:06:49 am | Yes |
Maximum Eclipse | Apr 15 at 07:45:40 | Apr 15 at 3:45:40 am | Yes |
Full Eclipse ended | Apr 15 at 08:24:34 | Apr 15 at 4:24:34 am | Yes |
Partial Eclipse ended | Apr 15 at 09:33:03 | Apr 15 at 5:33:03 am | Yes |
Penumbral Eclipse ended | Apr 15 at 10:37:37 | Apr 15 at 6:37:37 am | Maybe, touching horizon |
* The Moon was above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Washington DC, the entire eclipse was visible.
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse
Data | Value | Comments |
---|---|---|
Magnitude | 1.290 | Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra |
Obscuration | 100.0% | Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra |
Penumbral magnitude | 2.318 | Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra |
Overall duration | 5 hours, 44 minutes | Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases |
Duration of totality | 1 hour, 18 minutes | Period between the beginning and end of the total phase |
Duration of partial phases | 2 hours, 17 minutes | Combined period of both partial phases |
Duration of penumbral phases | 2 hours, 9 minutes | Combined period of both penumbral phases |
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
Country | Type | Start | End | Totality Duration |
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American Samoa | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:57 pm SST | 11:35 pm SST | 1h, 14m |
Anguilla | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:02 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Antarctica | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am | 11:35 am | 1h, 14m |
Antigua and Barbuda | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:59 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Argentina | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am ART | 7:35 am ART | 1h, 14m |
Aruba | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:35 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Australia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:25 pm | 8:05 pm ACST | 1h, 14m |
Barbados | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:51 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Belize | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Bermuda | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am ADT | 6:55 am ADT | 1h, 14m |
Bolivia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am BOT | 6:35 am BOT | 1h, 14m |
Brazil | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AMT | 5:35 am ACT | 1h, 14m |
British Virgin Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:08 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Cabo Verde | Total Lunar Eclipse | 3:55 am CVT | 6:27 am CVT | 19m |
Canada | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm CDT | 4:35 am MDT | 1h, 14m |
Caribbean Netherlands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am CEST | 12:28 pm CEST | 1h, 14m |
Cayman Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm EST | 5:35 am EST | 1h, 14m |
Chile | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am CLST | 7:35 am CLST | 1h, 14m |
Colombia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm COT | 5:35 am COT | 1h, 14m |
Cook Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 pm CKT | 12:35 am CKT | 1h, 14m |
Costa Rica | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Cuba | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am CDT | 6:35 am CDT | 1h, 14m |
Curaçao | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:31 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Dominica | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:57 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Dominican Republic | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:35 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Ecuador | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm ECT | 5:35 am ECT | 1h, 14m |
El Salvador | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Falkland Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am FKST | 7:35 am FKST | 1h, 14m |
Fiji | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:35 pm FJT | 11:35 pm TOT | 1h, 14m |
French Guiana | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am GFT | 6:39 am GFT | 1h, 14m |
French Polynesia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 pm TAHT | 12:35 am TAHT | 1h, 14m |
Greenland | Total Lunar Eclipse | 2:55 am WGST | 6:00 am WGST | 52m |
Grenada | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:01 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Guadeloupe | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:57 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Guatemala | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Guyana | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am GYT | 5:34 am VET | 1h, 14m |
Haiti | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am EDT | 6:35 am EDT | 1h, 14m |
Honduras | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Jamaica | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm EST | 5:35 am EST | 1h, 14m |
Japan | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:03 pm JST | 7:35 pm JST | 19m |
Kiribati | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 pm LINT | 12:35 am LINT | 1h, 14m |
Marshall Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:34 pm | 10:35 pm | 1h, 14m |
Martinique | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:56 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Mexico | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm CDT | 5:35 am CDT | 1h, 14m |
Micronesia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:11 pm KOST | 9:35 pm PONT | 1h, 11m |
Montserrat | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:59 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Nauru | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:50 pm NRT | 10:35 pm NRT | 1h, 14m |
New Caledonia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:29 pm NCT | 9:35 pm NCT | 1h, 14m |
New Zealand | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:46 pm CHAST | 10:35 pm NZST | 1h, 14m |
Nicaragua | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm CST | 4:35 am CST | 1h, 14m |
Niue | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:00 pm NUT | 11:35 pm NUT | 1h, 14m |
Norfolk Island | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:53 pm NFT | 10:05 pm NFT | 1h, 14m |
Panama | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm EST | 5:35 am EST | 1h, 14m |
Papua New Guinea | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:31 pm PGT | 8:35 pm PGT | 51m |
Paraguay | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am PYT | 6:32 am PYT | 1h, 14m |
Peru | Total Lunar Eclipse | 11:55 pm PET | 5:35 am PET | 1h, 14m |
Pitcairn Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 8:55 pm PST | 2:35 am PST | 1h, 14m |
Portugal | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WEST | 7:29 am AZOST | 21m |
Puerto Rico | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:21 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Russia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:46 pm ANAT | 9:35 pm VLAT | 1h, 14m |
Saint Helena | Total Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 7:17 am GMT | 9m |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:01 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Saint Lucia | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:56 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Saint Martin | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:01 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Total Lunar Eclipse | 2:55 am PMDT | 7:02 am PMDT | 1h, 14m |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 5:59 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Samoa | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:11 pm WST | 11:35 pm WST | 1h, 14m |
Sint Maarten | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:01 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Solomon Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:34 pm SBT | 9:35 pm SBT | 1h, 14m |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | Total Lunar Eclipse | 2:55 am GST | 7:48 am GST | 1h, 14m |
St. Barts | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:00 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Suriname | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am SRT | 5:52 am GYT | 1h, 14m |
The Bahamas | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am EDT | 6:35 am EDT | 1h, 14m |
Tokelau | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:13 pm TKT | 11:35 pm TKT | 1h, 14m |
Tonga | Total Lunar Eclipse | 6:18 pm TOT | 11:35 pm TOT | 1h, 14m |
Trinidad and Tobago | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:03 am AST | 1h, 14m |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am EDT | 6:35 am EDT | 1h, 14m |
Tuvalu | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:50 pm TVT | 10:35 pm TVT | 1h, 14m |
US Minor Outlying Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 pm | 6:35 am EDT | 1h, 14m |
US Virgin Islands | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:55 am AST | 6:09 am AST | 1h, 14m |
United States | Total Lunar Eclipse | 10:55 pm MDT | 4:35 am MDT | 1h, 14m |
Uruguay | Total Lunar Eclipse | 1:55 am UYT | 7:26 am UYT | 1h, 14m |
Vanuatu | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:23 pm VUT | 9:35 pm VUT | 1h, 14m |
Venezuela | Total Lunar Eclipse | 12:25 am VET | 6:05 am VET | 1h, 14m |
Wallis and Futuna | Total Lunar Eclipse | 5:31 pm WFT | 10:35 pm WFT | 1h, 14m |
Algeria | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am CET | 7:09 am CET | --- |
Andorra | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am CEST | 7:11 am CEST | --- |
Angola | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:18 am WAT | --- |
Benin | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:44 am WAT | --- |
Brunei | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:27 pm MYT | 6:35 pm BNT | --- |
Burkina Faso | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:10 am GMT | --- |
Cameroon | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:16 am WAT | --- |
China | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:52 pm CST | 6:35 pm CST | --- |
Congo | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:11 am WAT | --- |
Congo Democratic Republic | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:08 am WAT | --- |
Cote d'Ivoire | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:25 am GMT | --- |
East Timor | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 6:28 pm TLT | 7:35 pm TLT | --- |
Equatorial Guinea | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:32 am WAT | --- |
Faroe Islands | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WEST | 6:08 am WEST | --- |
France | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am CEST | 7:29 am CEST | --- |
Gabon | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:19 am WAT | --- |
Gambia | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:54 am GMT | --- |
Ghana | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:04 am GMT | --- |
Gibraltar | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am CEST | 7:47 am CEST | --- |
Guam | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 6:32 pm ChST | 8:35 pm ChST | --- |
Guernsey | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am BST | 6:18 am BST | --- |
Guinea | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:49 am GMT | --- |
Guinea-Bissau | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:55 am GMT | --- |
Iceland | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:04 am GMT | --- |
Indonesia | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 5:31 pm WIT | 7:35 pm WIT | --- |
Ireland | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am IST | 6:45 am IST | --- |
Isle of Man | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am BST | 6:18 am BST | --- |
Jersey | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am BST | 6:16 am BST | --- |
Liberia | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:37 am GMT | --- |
Libya | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am CET | 5:56 am CET | --- |
Malaysia | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:12 pm MYT | 6:35 pm MYT | --- |
Mali | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:34 am GMT | --- |
Mauritania | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:51 am GMT | --- |
Morocco | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WEST | 6:49 am GMT | --- |
Namibia | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:19 am WAT | --- |
Niger | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:43 am WAT | --- |
Nigeria | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WAT | 6:39 am WAT | --- |
North Korea | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 9:00 pm VLAT | 7:35 pm KST | --- |
Northern Mariana Islands | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 6:30 pm ChST | 8:35 pm ChST | --- |
Palau | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 6:10 pm | 7:35 pm | --- |
Philippines | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:43 pm | 6:35 pm | --- |
Sao Tome and Principe | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 5:28 am GMT | --- |
Senegal | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:56 am GMT | --- |
Sierra Leone | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 6:43 am GMT | --- |
South Africa | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am SAST | 7:08 am SAST | --- |
South Korea | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:53 pm KST | 7:35 pm KST | --- |
Spain | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 6:55 am CEST | 7:48 am WEST | --- |
Taiwan | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 6:16 pm CST | 6:35 pm CST | --- |
Togo | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 4:55 am GMT | 5:47 am GMT | --- |
Tunisia | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am CET | 5:56 am CET | --- |
United Kingdom | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am BST | 6:46 am BST | --- |
Western Sahara | Partial Lunar Eclipse | 5:55 am WEST | 6:49 am GMT | --- |
All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).
How Many People Can See This Eclipse?
Number of People Seeing... | Number of People* | Fraction of World Population |
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At least some of the penumbral phase | 2,300,000,000 | 31.40% |
At least some of the partial phase | 1,180,000,000 | 16.18% |
At least some of the total phase | 972,000,000 | 13.25% |
All of the total phase | 944,000,000 | 12.88% |
All of the total and partial phases | 796,000,000 | 10.86% |
The entire eclipse from beginning to end | 600,000,000 | 8.18% |
* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: April 29, 2014 — Annular Solar Eclipse