How to Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13

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March 7, 2025, 11:45 AM

• •A total lunar eclipse will be visible across North America and most of South America on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning hours of March 14.
• •The eclipse will be visible from 11:57 p.m. EDT on March 13 to 6:00 a.m. EDT on March 14.
• •The moon will turn a reddish color during totality, as sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere and is refracted onto the lunar surface.

The March 13–14 lunar eclipse will be an all-night affair you won’t want to miss. This is one of my favorite astronomical events; unlike its fast-paced and potentially hazardous solar counterpart, a lunar eclipse is slow and majestic, happens at night and doesn’t require any special equipment or optical aid to see. This makes it easy and fun to watch; you can pop outside every 15 minutes or so to check its progress, and you usually won’t miss anything. The entire eclipse will be visible across essentially all of North America and most of South America.

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