14 Mar 2025, 18:58
Max View in Suva
| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Suva |
| Begins: | Fri, 14 Mar 2025, 18:19 |
| Maximum: | Fri, 14 Mar 2025, 18:58 1.178 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Fri, 14 Mar 2025, 22:00 |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 41 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
14 March 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Suva
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Suva. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (FJT) for Suva.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:57 Fri, 14 Mar | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  97° | -33.5° |
| 17:09 Fri, 14 Mar | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 91° | -16.9° |
| 18:19 Fri, 14 Mar | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 86° | -0.2° |
| 18:26 Fri, 14 Mar | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 86° | 1.2° | |
| 18:58 Fri, 14 Mar | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 84° | 8.5° | |
| 19:31 Fri, 14 Mar | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 81° | 16.0° | |
| 20:47 Fri, 14 Mar | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 74° | 33.5° | |
| 22:00 Fri, 14 Mar | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 63° | 49.4° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Suva. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (14 Mar)
In the past, this day was cloudy 84% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Suva
| Eclipse Visibility From Suva | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 14 Mar 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 8 Sep 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 22 Sep 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 3–4 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Suva, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
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