Sky Watcher - March 2025

Daylight Saving Time

On Sunday March 9, prepare to turn your clocks back at 2:00am. This time change will last until November 2, 2025.

Total Lunar Eclipse

On March 13-14, 2025, most of the Western Hemisphere will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse. This includes all of the continental United States and Mexico. Lunar eclipses occur when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow.

Earth’s shadow has two parts: the umbra and the penumbra. When the Moon passes through the umbra, the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, this is a total lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon appears a reddish-orange color as it passes through Earth’ umbra.

Read our blog post dedicated to the lunar eclipse here!

First Quarter Moon: March 6

Full Moon: March 14 (Lunar eclipse!)

Third Quarter Moon: March 22

New Moon: March 29

Graphic showing the phases of the moon.

Planet Spotting for March 2025

There are many planets still visible into March 2025 after February’s planetary parade. The easiest planets to view with just your eyes are the following:

Venus - Easily visible after sunset in the southwest between 7:30pm-8:00pm

Jupiter - Visible in the southwest around 8:30pm-9:00pm

Mars - Easily visible due south around 9:00pm