| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Frankfurt, Hesse |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:53 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:55 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 2 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Frankfurt
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Frankfurt. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CEST) for Frankfurt.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 5:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 72° |
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| 6:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon |
83° |
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| 7:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon |
95° |
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| 7:53 pm Sun, Sep 7 | 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. |
99° |
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| 8:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum Eclipse
Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. |
103° |
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| 8:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse ends
Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. |
110° |
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| 9:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
123° |
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| 10:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
136° |
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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.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Frankfurt. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Solar Eclipse Live Show
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Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)
In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).
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- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
- Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?
Eclipses and Transits Visible in Frankfurt
| Eclipse Visibility From Frankfurt | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Frankfurt, or the path map image for global details. |