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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo, Antarctica (McMurdo Station, Ross Island)

Sep 8, 2025 at 6:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in McMurdo
Begins: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:28 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:11 am 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 8:36 am
Duration: 5 hours, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 317°
15.0°
4:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 303°
12.5°
5:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 288°
9.3°
6:11 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 278°
7.1°
6:52 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 268°
4.9°
7:56 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 253°
1.6°
8:36 am Mon, Sep 8SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 244°
-0.2°
8:55 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 240°
-1.0°

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 McMurdo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in McMurdo

Eclipse Visibility From McMurdoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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