March 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Kalahari Desert, Botswana

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:28 am

Near max in Kalahari Desert

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Kalahari Desert
Began:	Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:57 am
Maximum:	Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:29 am -0.595 Magnitude
Ended:	Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:31 am
Duration:	34 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kalahari Desert

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Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:52 am CAT

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
5:57 am Fri, Mar 14		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.	277°	6.9°
6:29 am Fri, Mar 14		Maximum in Kalahari Desert This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kalahari Desert. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kalahari Desert because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. 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.	273°	0.2°
6:31 am Fri, Mar 14	Setting	Moonset Setting	273°	-0.2°
7:09 am Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	269°	-9.2°
8:26 am Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	261°	-26.1°
8:58 am Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	257°	-33.1°
9:31 am Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	253°	-40.1°
10:47 am Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	237°	-55.4°
12:00 noon Fri, Mar 14	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	209°	-66.5°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

In the past, this day was cloudy 38% of the time (since 2000).

Eclipse Visibility From Kalahari Desert		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Kalahari Desert, or the path map image for global details.