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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso (Noungu)

Sep 7, 2025 at 6:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Fada N'gourma
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:02 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:55 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fada N'gourma

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Fada N'gourma. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (GMT) for Fada N'gourma. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.4 seconds.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:28 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 89°
-37.1°
4:27 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 92°
-23.3°
5:30 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 94°
-8.3°
6:02 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°
6:11 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.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction East 96°
1.7°
6:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 98°
11.1°
7:56 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 102°
26.0°
8:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 107°
39.6°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 Fada N'gourma. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

715Days 17Hrs 15Mins 42Secs

Fada N'gourma Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fada N'gourma

Eclipse Visibility From Fada N'gourmaVisibility Worldwide
Oct 28, 2023 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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