March 2025 will be special for fans of astronomical events, taking into account that, for the first time in the year, the call will appear “Red Moon” caused by a total lunar eclipse, and this happens when the earth stands between the sun and the moon, generating a shadow cone that darkens the only natural satellite of the planet.
This event will be visible in the western hemisphere, so the residents of USA You will be able to appreciate it just looking at the sky, because, unlike a partial eclipse, where only a part darkens, total moon eclipses stand out for dyeing the satellite of a red tone, resulting in the “Blood Moon “.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as POTthe total moon eclipse will occur between the night of the Thursday 13 March and the morning of Friday 14therefore, experts expect the moon to complete all phases of this eclipse in an approximate period of Six hours and five minutes.
It is worth mentioning that this total moon eclipse will not be the only one that is registered this 2025, since the same astronomical event will be repeated the Next September 7although, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico, on the next time the event can be better appreciated in western Europethe west of Africa and the Antarctica.
Points to see the eclipse in the US.
The total lunar eclipse does not require special equipment to observe the phenomenon, although experts assured that “some binoculars or a telescope“If they will help improve the vision; however, the best advice is to see the blood moon in an area free of high buildings and trees.
According to NASA, this astronomical phenomenon of the “red moon” will be the first with great visibility after three years without a similar one, so the eclipse can be seen in its entirety in the most of the states of the American country, with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska“which will be lost the initial penumbral phase of the event.”
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Under this line shared by NASA, the lunar phenomenon can be seen in the East zone From the United States (Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tenneee) from 11:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, so the totality will occur at 2.30 am on Friday 14.
It will then be that from the 3.30 hours on Friday, March 14 that the reddish tone will begin to fade and the spectators can no longer witness the famous blood moon. For its part, for the Republic of Guatemala and Central America, the phenomenon will begin an hour earlier, at 10.50 am on Thursday, March 13.
As for Central American countries, the states of Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska and Texasthat share the central time From the United States, you can appreciate the event from 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 and will end at 3.50 hours on Friday 14.
For its part, the states found in the Pacific zoneas CaliforniaWashington, Idaho, SnowfallOregon and Alask whole It will be at 23.30 that same day and will begin to fade at 1.50 hours on Friday 14.