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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gizo, Solomon Islands

Sep 8, 2025 at 5:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Gizo
Begins: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:28 am
Maximum: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 5:11 am 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 6:36 am
Duration: 4 hours, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 8, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gizo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:28 am Mon, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 270°
59.1°
3:27 am Mon, Sep 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 268°
44.8°
4:30 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 267°
29.4°
5:11 am Mon, Sep 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 266°
19.5°
5:52 am Mon, Sep 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 265°
9.7°
6:36 am Mon, Sep 8SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 264°
-0.2°
6:56 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-5.7°
7:55 am Mon, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 261°
-19.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Gizo

Eclipse Visibility From GizoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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