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The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse
When is the “blood moon” total lunar eclipse? The near-full moon will rise into late winter skies in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday, March 13, 2025, and later that night will be totally eclipsed by Earth.
The event will see the lunar surface turn a reddish color — hence the “blood moon” nickname — as sunlight refracts through Earth’s atmosphere to cause thousands of simultaneous sunrises on the moon.
All U.S. states will get a good view of this total lunar eclipse‚ the first since 2022, including Alaska and Hawaii. Observers in Canada and South America will also get a great view.
Is The Total Lunar Eclipse Dangerous?
Unlike a solar eclipse, whose partial phases must be viewed through solar filters and eclipse glasses that block the sun’s harmful UV light, all lunar eclipses are perfectly safe to look at with the naked eye. That’s because the moon’s light is merely reflected sunlight.
Here’s exactly when to see the total lunar eclipse in every U.S. state.
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Universal Time (UTC). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving
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When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse?
A total lunar eclipse is a global event that has a global schedule. The only difference is at what local time it occurs, and where the moon is in the night sky at the time of the eclipse. This total lunar eclipse comes in five stages occurring between 03:57 and 10:00 Universal Time — so for just over six hours — with the most interesting stage, totality (when the moon is completely reddish) happening at 02:26 UTC for 65 minutes.
For a detailed schedule, type in the name of the nearest city to you on Timeanddate.com’s map of this eclipse.
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What Will Happen During The Total Lunar Eclipse
The five stages of the total lunar eclipse are:
1st penumbral phase (72 minutes): the moon drifts into Earth’s outer shadow in space, its penumbra.
1st partial phase (77 minutes): the moon enters Earth’s inner shadow in space, its umbra. It begins to turn red and the line of Earth’s umbral shadows can be seen enveloping across the lunar surface.
Totality (65 minutes minutes): the moon sits entirely within Earth’s umbra and the lunar surface is a reddish-orange-pinkish color.
2nd partial phase (77 minutes): the moon exits Earth’s inner shadow in space, its umbra. It begins to turn grey again as the line of Earth’s umbral shadow recedes across the lunar surface.
2nd penumbral phase (72 minutes): the moon drifts out of Earth’s outer shadow in space, its penumbra.
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Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra,
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Eastern Time Zone
For U.S. states observing EDT (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia), here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: 11:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 1:09 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 14.
Totality: 2:26 a.m. EDT.
2nd partial phase: 3:31 a.m. EDT.
2nd penumbral phase: 4:47-6:00 a.m. EDT.
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Central Daylight Time (CDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra,
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Central Time Zone
For U.S. states observing CDT (those entirely within are Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin), here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: 10:57 p.m. CDT on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 00:09 a.m. CDT on Friday, March 14.
Totality: 1:26 a.m. CDT.
2nd partial phase: 2:31 a.m. CDT.
2nd penumbral phase: 3:47-5:00 a.m. CDT.
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Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra,
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Mountain Time Zone
For U.S. states observing MDT (Arizona’s Navajo Nation, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming), here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: 9:57 p.m. MDT on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 11:09 p.m. MDT.
Totality: 00:26 a.m. MDT on Friday, March 14.
2nd partial phase: 1:31 a.m. MDT.
2nd penumbral phase: 2:47-4:00 a.m. MDT.
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Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra,
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Pacific Time Zone
For U.S. states observing PDT (California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington), here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: 8:57 p.m. PDT on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 10:09 p.m. PDT.
Totality: 11:26 a.m. PDT.
2nd partial phase: 00:31 a.m. PDT on Friday, March 14.
2nd penumbral phase: 1:47-3:00 a.m. PDT.
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Alaska Time Zone
In Alaska, here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: 7:57 p.m. AKDT on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 9:09 p.m. AKDT.
Totality: 10:26 p.m. AKDT.
2nd partial phase: 11:31 p.m. AKDT.
2nd penumbral phase: 00:47-2:00 a.m. AKDT on Friday, March 14.
When Is The Total Lunar Eclipse: Hawaii Time Zone
In Hawaii, here’s when the total lunar eclipse will take place:
1st penumbral phase: already underway when the moon rises at 6:32 p.m. HST on Thursday, March 13.
1st partial phase: 7:09 p.m. HST.
Totality: 8:26 a.m. HST.
2nd partial phase: 9:31 a.m. HST.
2nd penumbral phase: 10:47-00:00 a.m. (midnight) HST.
When Is The Next ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse?
There will be a second total lunar eclipse in 2025, but it won’t be visible in North America. On Sept. 7-8, 2025, that event will be seen by those in Asia and western Australia.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.