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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kandahar, Afghanistan

Sep 7, 2025 at 10:41 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Kandahar
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:58 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:41 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 1:25 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 7–8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kandahar

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Kandahar. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AFT) for Kandahar.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:58 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 112°
19.9°
8:57 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 122°
30.9°
10:00 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 136°
41.4°
10:41 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 148°
46.7°
11:22 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 162°
50.5°
12:26 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 187°
52.0°
1:25 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 208°
48.5°

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 is fully visible in Kandahar. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kandahar

Eclipse Visibility From KandaharVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Kandahar, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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