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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alice Springs, NT, Australia

Sep 8, 2025 at 3:41 am
Max View in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Begins: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 12:58 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:41 am 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:25 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alice Springs

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:58 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northwest 335°
71.2°
1:57 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northwest 305°
62.4°
3:00 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 289°
49.5°
3:41 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 283°
40.6°
4:22 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 278°
31.5°
5:26 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 271°
17.3°
6:25 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 266°
4.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Alice Springs

Eclipse Visibility From Alice SpringsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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