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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tarawa, Kiribati

Sep 8, 2025 at 6:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Tarawa
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 6:25 am
Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tarawa

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 259°
41.8°
4:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 261°
27.7°
5:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 263°
12.4°
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 263°
2.7°
6:25 am Mon, Sep 8SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West 264°
-0.2°
6:52 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-7.4°
7:56 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-22.6°
8:55 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-36.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tarawa

Eclipse Visibility From TarawaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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