| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Baker Island |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 3:28 am |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:37 am 1.085 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:42 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 14 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Baker Island
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Baker Island. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AoE) for Baker Island.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 3:28 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 261° |
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| 4:27 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
263° |
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| 5:30 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse begins
Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. |
263° |
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| 5:37 am Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum in Baker Island
This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Baker Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Baker Island because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. |
263° |
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| 5:42 am Sun, Sep 7 | 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. |
263° |
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| 6:11 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon |
263° |
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| 6:52 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
263° |
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| 7:56 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
263° |
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| 8:55 am Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
262° |
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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 Baker Island. 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 56% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Baker Island
| Eclipse Visibility From Baker Island | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Baker Island, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Baker Island