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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — The Settlement, Christmas Island (Flying Fish Cove)

Sep 8, 2025 at 1:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in The Settlement
Began: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:28 pm
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 1:11 am 1.362 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:55 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

September 7–8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — The Settlement

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in The Settlement. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CXT) for The Settlement.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
10:28 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction East 81°
69.1°
11:27 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction East-northeast 58°
82.5°
12:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West-northwest 294°
79.9°
1:11 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction West-northwest 281°
70.3°
1:52 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction West 276°
60.5°
2:56 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West 272°
45.2°
3:55 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction West 270°
31.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in The Settlement. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in The Settlement

Eclipse Visibility From The Settlement Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Total Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in The Settlement, or the path map image for global details.

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