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Vol. 29, Issue 27, March 6, 2025
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March Lunar and Solar Eclipses
By Gary Boyle n the night of March 13 into the morning of March 14, 2025, as most of North America is fast asleep, the Full Worm Moon will slide into the Earth's shadow producing a spectacular total lunar eclipse. Referred to as the 'Blood Moon' the orange tint on the moon's surface during totality is refracted sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere, much like we see beautiful red sunsets. So why do we not see eclipses every Long Term month? The sun projects Forecast a shadow behind the Thursday Earth in space. As the High -7 moon circles the Earth in Low -13 29.5 days from one full Friday phase to the next full High -7 Low -16 phase, it does so in a slightly inclined orbit. Saturday
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Meaning one month the full moon appears above the shadow while other months appear below the zone of darkness. When the geometry is just right, the full moon hides in our planet's shadow for up to three and a half hours. Two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse the moon now passes in front of the sun to produce a solar eclipse. This will be the case in the early morning of March 29 favouring the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. For example, St John's NF should see about 90% of the sun disappear whereas Halifax, NS will see about 85% coverage. Montreal will experience 50% coverage while Toronto will only see a tiny bite taken out of the sun. Those farther west will not see the solar eclipse at all. Safety wise the lunar eclipse is very safe to observe as the full moon slowly changes colour as the night progresses. However, a solar eclipse can be a beautiful but dangerous thing to observe. Special eclipse glasses or even #14 welder's glass are a must until the sun is completely covered by the moon. There are times when only a partial eclipse occurs and one must never look at the sun without these protective means no matter how small the percentage of sunlight is still visible. Eye damage or even blindness can occur. Lunar Eclipse Times (local) Nfld/Labrador Begins: 02:39 a.m. morning of March 14 Mid eclipse: 04:28 a.m. Ends: 06:17 a.m.
Atlantic: Begins: 02:09 a.m. morning of March 14 Mid eclipse: 03:58 a.m. Ends: 05:47 a.m. Eastern: Begins: 01:09 a.m. morning of March 14 Mid eclipse: 02:58 a.m. Ends: 04:47 a.m. Central: Begins: 12:09 a.m. morning of March 14 Mid eclipse: 01:58 a.m. Ends: 03:47 a.m. Mountain: Begins: 11:09 p.m. night of March 13 Mid eclipse: 12:58 a.m. morning of March 14 Ends: 2:47 a.m. Pacific: Begins: 10:09 p.m. night of March 13 Mid eclipse: 11:58 p.m. Ends: 01:47 a.m. morning of March 14 Solar eclipse time (local) Nfld/Labrador: Begins: 6:57 a.m. Mid eclipse: 7:53 a.m. Ends: 8:51 a.m. Atlantic: Begins: Eclipse underway at sunrise. Mid eclipse: 7:17 a.m. Ends: 8:12 a.m. Quebec: Begins: Eclipse underway at sunrise. Mid eclipse: 6:42 a.m. Ends: 7:13 a.m. Ontario: Begins: Eclipse underway at sunrise. Mid eclipse: 7:06 a.m. Ends: 7:10 a.m.
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