| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Zaria, Kaduna |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:31 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:55 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 23 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Zaria
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Zaria. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (WAT) for Zaria.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 4:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 91° |
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| 5:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon |
93° |
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| 6:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon |
96° |
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| 6:31 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. |
96° |
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| 7:11 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. |
98° |
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| 7:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
100° |
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| 8:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
104° |
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| 9:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
110° |
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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 Zaria. 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 83% 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 Zaria
| Eclipse Visibility From Zaria | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar 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 Zaria, or the path map image for global details. |