28/01/2025
🚨 Mark your calendars, skygazers! Here are the details of the eclipses in 2025 👇🏻
1. The year begins with a Blood Moon Eclipse on March 14. A Blood Moon Eclipse is one of the most captivating celestial events. This phenomenon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth aligns perfectly between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow over the lunar surface.
This total lunar eclipse will last 3 hours and 38 minutes, starting at 1:09 AM EDT, with the Blood Moon phase lasting for 1 hour and 5 minutes, beginning at 2:36 AM EDT. It will be visible from the Americas, Antarctica, Alaska, northeastern Russia, and parts of Africa.
2. Following the March 14 total lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse will occur on March 29. During this event, the Moon will cover up to 93% of the Sun at its peak. The eclipse will last nearly four hours, starting at 4:51 AM EDT, and will be visible from parts of the Americas, western Russia, Europe, and Africa.
3. The third eclipse will be once again a total lunar eclipse on September 7. Visible from Asia, Russia, parts of Africa, Oceania, and Europe, it will last for three and a half hours, beginning at 4:27 PM GMT. This eclipse happens just days after the Moon reaches perigee—its closest point to Earth—making the Moon appear slightly larger in the sky. The total phase of the eclipse will last 1 hour and 22 minutes, longer than the March Blood Moon.
4. The year concludes with a partial solar eclipse on September 21, visible from parts of Antarctica and Oceania. In the Southern Hemisphere, up to 79% of the solar disk will be covered by the Moon.
Happy eclipse watching! 🧡