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March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Mar 14, 2025 at 6:24 am
Near max in Mossel Bay
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Mossel Bay
Began: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 5:57 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:25 am -0.661 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:27 am
Duration: 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mossel Bay

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
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.		Map direction West 278°
5.3°
6:25 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in Mossel Bay This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mossel Bay. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mossel Bay 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.		Map direction West 274°
0.2°
6:27 am Fri, Mar 14SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 274°
-0.2°
7:09 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 268°
-9.1°
8:26 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-24.1°
8:58 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-30.3°
9:31 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 245°
-36.3°
10:47 am Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 226°
-48.7°
12:00 noon Fri, Mar 14Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction South-southwest 200°
-56.5°

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.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)

In the past, this day was cloudy 43% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mossel Bay

Eclipse Visibility From Mossel BayVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Mossel Bay, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Mossel Bay

Other eclipses visible in Mossel Bay

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