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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kaikohe, New Zealand

Sep 8, 2025 at 6:11 am
Max View in Kaikohe, Northland
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kaikohe, Northland
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 6:40 am
Duration: 3 hours, 12 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kaikohe

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 291°
37.1°
4:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 281°
25.7°
5:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 272°
13.1°
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 266°
5.0°
6:40 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 262°
-0.2°
6:52 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 261°
-2.9°
7:56 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-15.7°
8:55 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 242°
-26.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kaikohe

Eclipse Visibility From KaikoheVisibility 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 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Kaikohe

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