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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India (Cherrapunjee)

Sep 7, 2025 at 11:41 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
Began: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:58 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 11:41 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:25 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

September 7–8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cherrapunji

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
8:58 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction Southeast 129°
42.9°
9:57 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction Southeast 145°
52.0°
11:00 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction South 170°
57.7°
11:41 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction South 189°
57.8°
12:22 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction South-southwest 207°
55.1°
1:26 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction Southwest 228°
46.7°
2:25 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction West-southwest 241°
36.3°

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

Cloud Coverage (Sep 7–8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 89% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cherrapunji

Eclipse Visibility From Cherrapunji Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Cherrapunji

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