| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bloemfontein |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:54 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:55 pm |
| Duration: | 5 hours |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bloemfontein
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Bloemfontein. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (SAST) for Bloemfontein.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 5:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 100° |
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| 5:54 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Rising | Moonrise Rising |
97° |
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| 6:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse begins
Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. |
93° |
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| 7:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
85° |
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| 8:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
80° |
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| 8:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
74° |
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| 9:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
61° |
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| 10:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
43° |
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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 Bloemfontein. 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 20% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bloemfontein
| Eclipse Visibility From Bloemfontein | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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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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Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Bloemfontein, or the path map image for global details. |