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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rundu, Namibia

Sep 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rundu
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:28 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:55 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rundu

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:28 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 101°
-14.3°
6:27 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 96°
-0.4°
6:28 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°
7:30 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 91°
13.5°
8:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 88°
22.9°
8:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 85°
32.4°
9:56 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 78°
46.9°
10:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 67°
59.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rundu

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

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Rundu

Other eclipses visible in Rundu

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