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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Sep 8, 2025 at 6:48 am
Near max in Chatham Islands
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands
Begins: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 4:13 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:49 am 1.344 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:51 am
Duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:13 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 289°
27.0°
5:12 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 278°
16.9°
6:15 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 267°
5.7°
6:49 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum in Chatham Islands This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Chatham Islands. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Chatham Islands because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 262°
0.2°
6:51 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 261°
-0.2°
6:56 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-0.9°
7:37 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-8.8°
8:41 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 242°
-19.2°
9:40 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 230°
-27.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chatham Islands

Eclipse Visibility From Chatham IslandsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Chatham Islands

Other eclipses visible in Chatham Islands

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