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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal (Angra)

Sep 7, 2025 at 8:22 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores
Began: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:09 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:22 pm -0.437 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:55 pm
Duration: 46 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 43°
-50.7°
4:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 59°
-41.9°
5:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 72°
-30.8°
6:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 79°
-23.2°
6:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-15.5°
7:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 95°
-2.7°
8:09 pm Sun, Sep 7 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East 97°
-0.2°
8:22 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum in Angra do Heroísmo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Angra do Heroísmo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Angra do Heroísmo because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. 		Map direction East 99°
2.0°
8:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 103°
7.9°

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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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Angra do Heroísmo, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Angra do Heroísmo

Eclipse Visibility From Angra do Heroísmo Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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