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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lokupo Beach, Tonga

Sep 8, 2025 at 6:37 am
Max View in Lokupo Beach
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Lokupo Beach
Began: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 4:28 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:37 am 1.085 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:46 am
Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lokupo Beach

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 275°
30.5°
5:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 269°
17.1°
6:30 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 264°
2.9°
6:37 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum in Lokupo Beach This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Lokupo Beach. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Lokupo Beach because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 264°
1.5°
6:46 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 263°
-0.2°
7:11 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 261°
-6.6°
7:52 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 257°
-15.7°
8:56 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-29.6°
9:55 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-41.7°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Lokupo Beach

Eclipse Visibility From Lokupo BeachVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Lokupo Beach, or the path map image for global details.

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