March “blood moon” lunar eclipse

On Friday, March 14, the Americas will witness a spectacular
lunar eclipse – one that will turn the moon red for about an hour –
the first time such an event has occurred anywhere since 2022

STAGES OF
ECLIPSE
(times in
GMT)

MARCH 14, 2025

04:55
DEEP PENUMBRA

05:47
50% PARTIAL

06:26
TOTALITY BEGINS

06:59
GREATEST ECLIPSE

07:31
TOTALITY ENDS

08:10
50% PARTIAL

09:05
DEEP PENUMBRA

UMBRA
PENUMBR
PENUMBRA BEGINS
PENUMBRA ENDS

10:00GMT
03:57GMT

Greatest
eclipse

Moon
rising

Moon
setting

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

Earth blocks sunlight usually reflected by
moon, creating partial (penumbra)
or total (umbra) shadow

Sun
Sunlight
Earth
Moon
Moon’s orbit

DIAGRAM NOT TO SCALE

Umbra
Penumbra

Sources: Forbes, NASA
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