| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:28 am |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:41 am 0.238 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:43 am |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 16 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Rarotonga. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CKT) for Rarotonga.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 5:28 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 269° |
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| 6:27 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse begins
Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. |
264° |
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| 6:41 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum in Rarotonga
This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Rarotonga. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Rarotonga 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. |
263° |
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| 6:44 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. |
263° |
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| 7:30 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon |
259° |
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| 8:11 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon |
255° |
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| 8:52 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
250° |
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| 9:56 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
241° |
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| 10:55 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
227° |
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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.
The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Rarotonga, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.
Solar Eclipse Live Show
We are streaming the partial solar eclipse on Sep 21/22 LIVE!
Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rarotonga
| Eclipse Visibility From Rarotonga | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Rarotonga, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Rarotonga