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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Calcutta)

Sep 7, 2025 at 11:41 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kolkata, West Bengal
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:58 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 11:41 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:25 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:58 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 123°
42.1°
9:57 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 138°
52.3°
11:00 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 163°
59.6°
11:41 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 183°
60.9°
12:22 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 203°
58.9°
1:26 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 226°
50.8°
2:25 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 240°
40.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kolkata

Eclipse Visibility From KolkataVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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