Pittsburgh will get to see a total lunar eclipse in 2025
You can see a solar eclipse in Presque Isle this year.
Unfortunately, it’ll be a partial eclipse. And it will require some travel, because it will be in Presque Isle, Maine, rather than the one in Erie.
While the Erie area was the epicenter for local looks at the total solar eclipse in April 2024, the vast majority of Pennsylvania will not get much of a glimpse at the partial solar eclipse taking place March 29, 2025, according to NASA.
For Pittsburgh residents with an interest in astronomy, 2025 will bring a total lunar eclipse on March 14.
The Earth’s shadow, or penumbra, will cross the moon for more than six hours, starting shortly before midnight. The full lunar eclipse is expected to last from 2:26 to 3:31 a.m.
Pennsylvania is largely out of the path of the partial solar eclipse later in the month, however the eastern half of the state may see up to 20 or 25% of sunlight blocked out, according to astronomy website The Sky Live.
And while the epicenter of the eclipse will be between Quebec and Newfoundland in Canada, Maine residents will also have a decent view, with Presque Isle in the state’s northeast corner seeing 85% of sunlight blocked by the eclipse.
The partial solar eclipse will also happen fairly early, beginning at 4:50 a.m. and hitting its maximum around 6:47 a.m.
As for total solar eclipses, the next one that will be visible in the U.S. won’t take place until 2044, according to NASA.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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