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7 September 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium (Alost)

7 Sep 2025, 20:16
Near max in Aalst
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Aalst, East Flanders
Began: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 20:12
Maximum: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 20:16 1.356 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 22:55
Duration: 2 hours, 42 minutes

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Location

7 September 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aalst

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
17:28 Sun, 7 Sep Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 68°
-26.0°
18:27 Sun, 7 Sep Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 80°
-17.2°
19:30 Sun, 7 Sep Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 91°
-7.4°
20:11 Sun, 7 Sep Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 99°
-0.4°
20:12 Sun, 7 Sep Rising Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. Map direction East 99°
-0.2°
20:16 Sun, 7 Sep
Maximum in Aalst This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Aalst. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Aalst because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East 100°
0.2°
20:52 Sun, 7 Sep
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 107°
5.4°
21:56 Sun, 7 Sep
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-southeast 119°
14.4°
22:55 Sun, 7 Sep
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Southeast 132°
21.9°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 Aalst. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (7 Sep)

In the past, this day was cloudy 78% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Aalst

Eclipse Visibility From Aalst Visibility Worldwide
12 Aug 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
20–21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2 Aug 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
12 Jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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Next total solar eclipse visible in Aalst

Other eclipses visible in Aalst

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