Summary
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.
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 14 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.34846 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.18038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 123 (53 of 73) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 66 minutes, 3.9 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 218 minutes, 55.8 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 363 minutes, 22.4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
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.
Related eclipses edit
Eclipses of 2025 edit
- A total lunar eclipse on 14 March.
- A partial solar eclipse on 29 March.
- A total lunar eclipse on 7 September.
- A partial solar eclipse on 21 September.
Lunar year series edit
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 113 | 2024 Mar 25
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Penumbral
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1.06098 | 118 | 2024 Sep 18
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Partial
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−0.97920 | |
| 123 | 2025 Mar 14
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Total
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0.34846 | 128 | 2025 Sep 07
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Total
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−0.27521 | |
| 133 | 2026 Mar 03
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Total
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−0.37651 | 138 | 2026 Aug 28
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Partial
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0.49644 | |
| 143 | 2027 Feb 20
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Penumbral
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−1.04803 | 148 | 2027 Aug 17
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Penumbral
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1.27974 | |
| Last set | 2023 May 05 | Last set | 2023 Oct 28 | |||||
| Next set | 2028 Jan 12 | Next set | 2027 Jul 18 | |||||
Saros series edit
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) edit
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.
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Half-Saros cycle edit
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 |
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links edit
- Saros cycle 123
- 2025 Mar 14 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC