| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Blandford Forum, England |
| Begins: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:37 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:46 pm 1.088 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:55 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 17 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Blandford Forum
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Blandford Forum. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (BST) for Blandford Forum.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  62° | -29.5° |
| 5:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 74° | -21.0° |
| 6:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 87° | -11.3° |
| 7:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon | 94° | -4.9° |
| 7:37 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Rising | Moonrise 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. | 99° | -0.2° |
| 7:46 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Maximum in Blandford Forum This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Blandford Forum. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Blandford Forum because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. | 101° | 0.9° | |
| 7:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 102° | 1.8° | |
| 8:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 114° | 11.0° | |
| 9:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 126° | 18.9° |
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 Blandford Forum. 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 78% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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|---|---|---|---|
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