Total Lunar Eclipse 2025: Where Will It Be Best Visible?

Mar 13, 2025 Khushi Kumari

A total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon red, will occur on March 13- 14, 2025

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The total eclipse will last about 1 hour and 2 minutes, with the full event spanning several hours

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The total lunar eclipse will be best visible from North & South America, Western Europe, and Western Africa

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The last total lunar eclipse occurred across America on November 8, 2022

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A total lunar eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow and blocking sunlight from reaching the lunar surface

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The total eclipse will not be seen in India, but there is a possibility of a partial eclipse being observed in certain places

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