The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Dakar. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Dakar.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
04:53 Mon, 25 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
259°
32.9°
07:12 Mon, 25 Mar
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. 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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (25 Mar)
In the past, this day was cloudy 50% of the time (since 2000).