| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Hersonissos, Crete |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:32 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 11:55 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 22 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hersonissos
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Hersonissos. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EEST) for Hersonissos.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 6:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 89° |
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| 7:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon |
97° |
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| 7:32 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. |
98° |
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| 8:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
106° |
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| 9:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
112° |
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| 9:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
119° |
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| 10:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
132° |
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| 11:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
148° |
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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 Hersonissos. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
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 23% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Hersonissos
| Eclipse Visibility From Hersonissos | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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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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Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Hersonissos, or the path map image for global details. |