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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Zinvié-Zounmè, Atlantique Department, Benin

Sep 7, 2025 at 7:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Zinvié-Zounmè
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:51 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:55 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 3 minutes

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Zinvié-Zounmè

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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 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 93°
-35.0°
5:27 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 94°
-21.1°
6:30 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 95°
-5.9°
6:51 pm Sun, Sep 7RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 96°
-0.2°
7:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 96°
4.1°
7:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 97°
13.9°
8:56 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 100°
29.1°
9:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 103°
43.0°

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 Zinvié-Zounmè

Eclipse Visibility From Zinvié-ZounmèVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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