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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Sep 7, 2025 at 6:39 am
Near max in Aitutaki
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Aitutaki
Began: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:28 am
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:40 am 0.219 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:42 am
Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aitutaki

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
5:28 am Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West 268°
16.3°
6:27 am Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 264°
3.0°
6:40 am Sun, Sep 7
Maximum in Aitutaki This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Aitutaki. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Aitutaki 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 West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 263°
0.2°
6:42 am Sun, Sep 7 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West 263°
-0.2°
7:30 am Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West 259°
-11.8°
8:11 am Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 255°
-20.9°
8:52 am Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 251°
-30.0°
9:56 am Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 242°
-43.5°
10:55 am Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Southwest 230°
-54.7°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Aitutaki, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Aitutaki

Eclipse Visibility From Aitutaki Visibility Worldwide
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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