March 2025 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
Date14 March 2025
Gamma0.34846
Magnitude1.18038
Saros cycle123 (53 of 73)
Totality66 minutes, 3.9 seconds
Partiality218 minutes, 55.8 seconds
Penumbral363 minutes, 22.4 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P103:57:09.4
U105:09:22.6
U206:25:57.5
Greatest06:58:44.5
U307:32:01.5
U408:48:18.5
P410:00:31.9

A total lunar eclipse will take place on Friday, March 14, 2025, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2025. The Moon will take place near apogee during this eclipse, making it appear smaller than usual. The second eclipse will take place on 7-8 September 2025, happening near perigee. Occurring only 3.4 days before apogee (Apogee on 17 March 2025), the Moon's apparent diameter will be 5.4% smaller than average.

This lunar eclipse marks the beginning of another almost tetrad, with 3 total lunar eclipses and a deep partial lunar eclipse (greater than 90%), with others being 07 Sep 2025 (T), 03 Mar 2026 (T) and 28 Aug 2026 (P).

Visibility

It will be completely visible from the Americas, will be seen rising over New Zealand and eastern Asia, and setting over western Europe and western Africa.

Eclipses of 2025

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date Type
Viewing		 Gamma Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma
113 2024 Mar 25
 Penumbral
 1.06098 118 2024 Sep 18
 Partial
 −0.97920
123 2025 Mar 14
 Total
 0.34846 128 2025 Sep 07
 Total
 −0.27521
133 2026 Mar 03
 Total
 −0.37651 138 2026 Aug 28
 Partial
 0.49644
143 2027 Feb 20
 Penumbral
 −1.04803 148 2027 Aug 17
 Penumbral
 1.27974
Last set 2023 May 05 Last set 2023 Oct 28
Next set 2028 Jan 12 Next set 2027 Jul 18

Saros series

Lunar saros series 123, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has 25 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on July 16, 1628, and last will be on April 4, 2061. The two longest occurrence of this series were on September 20, 1736 and October 1, 1754 when totality lasted 106 minutes.

It last occurred on March 3, 2007 and will next occur on March 25, 2043.

Metonic cycles (19 years)

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 2006 Mar 14.99 - penumbral (113)
  2. 2025 Mar 14.29 - total (123)
  3. 2044 Mar 13.82 - total (133)
  4. 2063 Mar 14.67- partial (143)
  1. 2006 Sep 07.79 - partial (118)
  2. 2025 Sep 07.76 - total (128)
  3. 2044 Sep 07.47 - partial (138)
  4. 2063 Sep 07.86 - penumbral (148)

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 130.

March 9, 2016 March 20, 2034

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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