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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hiroshima, Japan

Sep 8, 2025 at 3:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Hiroshima
Begins: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 12:28 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:11 am 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 5:58 am
Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hiroshima

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South 189°
47.8°
1:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 209°
44.1°
2:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 226°
36.4°
3:11 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 236°
30.0°
3:52 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 244°
23.0°
4:56 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 254°
11.3°
5:55 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
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 263°
0.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Hiroshima

Eclipse Visibility From HiroshimaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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