Blood Moon: March 13-14 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse of the Americas

March 13, 2025 (Evening PDT / Late Night EDT / UTC): The total lunar eclipse begins.8:57 p.m. PDT / 11:57 p.m. EDT / 03:57 UTC: Penumbral eclipse begins. The Moon enters the Earth’s penumbra, resulting in a subtle dimming.10:09 p.m. PDT / 1:09 a.m. EDT (March 14) / 05:09 UTC (March 14): Partial eclipse begins. The Moon starts entering Earth’s umbra, with a noticeable dark "bite" appearing on the lunar disk.Around 11:26 p.m. PDT (March 13): West Coast viewers can begin to see the total lunar eclipse.March 14, 2025 (Early Morning EDT / UTC): The total lunar eclipse reaches and ends totality.12:00 a.m. EDT: The Virtual Telescope Project's livestream begins.1:00 a.m. EDT: Timeanddate's livestream begins.1:09 a.m. EDT: Partial eclipse begins for East Coast viewers.2:26 a.m. EDT / 11:26 p.m. PDT (March 13) / 06:26 UTC: Totality begins. The entire Moon is within Earth’s umbra and appears reddish-orange (a "blood moon").Around 2:26 a.m. EDT: East Coast viewers can begin to see the total lunar eclipse.2:59 a.m. EDT / 6:59 GMT / 07:59 UTC: Maximum phase of the total lunar eclipse, with the Moon fully obscured by Earth's umbra.3:31 a.m. EDT / 12:31 a.m. PDT / 07:31 UTC: Totality ends. The Moon begins to exit Earth’s umbra, and the red color starts to fade.4:47 a.m. EDT / 1:47 a.m. PDT / 08:47 UTC: Partial eclipse ends. The Moon is completely out of Earth’s umbra.6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT / 10:00 UTC: Penumbral eclipse ends. The Moon is entirely out of Earth’s shadow, and the eclipse is over.6:05 a.m. EDT: The Griffith Observatory's online broadcast ends.September 7-8, 2025: The next total lunar eclipse will occur, visible over Asia, Australia, and parts of Africa and Europe, but not North America.March 2026: The next total lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. will occur.