| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in New Plymouth, Taranaki |
| Began: | Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:28 am |
| Maximum: | Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:11 am 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:41 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 13 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New Plymouth
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in New Plymouth. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NZST) for New Plymouth.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 3:28 am Mon, Sep 8 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 293° |
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| 4:27 am Mon, Sep 8 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
283° |
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| 5:30 am Mon, Sep 8 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
273° |
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| 6:11 am Mon, Sep 8 |
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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 West. |
266° |
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| 6:41 am Mon, Sep 8 | 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. |
262° |
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| 6:52 am Mon, Sep 8 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
260° |
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| 7:56 am Mon, Sep 8 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
250° |
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| 8:55 am Mon, Sep 8 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
240° |
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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 New Plymouth. 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 8)
In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in New Plymouth
| Eclipse Visibility From New Plymouth | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in New Plymouth, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in New Plymouth