About this eclipse
- What happens
- The Moon passes fully into Earth's umbral shadow and glows a deep coppery red — totality lasts about 82 minutes. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
- Where it’s visible
- Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Lunar eclipse · Saros 128
Total Lunar Eclipse
September 7, 2025 — visible across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
Geometry & timing
- Greatest eclipse (TD)
- 18:12:58 · ΔT 75s
- Greatest eclipse (UTC)
- 18:11:43
- Saros series
- 128
- Magnitude
- 2.3440 / 1.3619 (penumbral / umbral)
- Moon overhead at greatest
- 6°S, 87°E
- Phase durations
- 326.7 / 209.4 / 82.1 min
Sources
Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.
- NASALunar eclipse catalog (2001–2100)Open →
How the eclipse unfolds
Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).
More eclipses
Related events — same Saros family and nearby dates.