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March 13, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Mar 13, 2025 at 8:58 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Papeete, Tahiti
Begins: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 6:08 pm
Maximum: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 8:58 pm 1.178 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 12:00 midnight
Duration: 5 hours, 52 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 13–14, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Papeete. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TAHT) for Papeete.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:57 pm Thu, Mar 13Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 87°
-2.7°
6:08 pm Thu, Mar 13RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 86°
-0.2°
7:09 pm Thu, Mar 13
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 81°
13.6°
8:26 pm Thu, Mar 13
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 75°
31.1°
8:58 pm Thu, Mar 13
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 71°
38.5°
9:31 pm Thu, Mar 13
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
45.7°
10:47 pm Thu, Mar 13
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 48°
61.1°
12:00 midnight Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North
70.0°

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 Papeete. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Papeete

Eclipse Visibility From PapeeteVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Papeete, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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