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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Howland Island, US Minor Outlying Islands

Sep 7, 2025 at 5:37 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Howland Island
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 3:28 am
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:37 am 1.086 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:42 am
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Howland Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:28 am Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 261°
31.6°
4:27 am Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 262°
17.5°
5:30 am Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West 263°
2.4°
5:37 am Sun, Sep 7
Maximum in Howland Island This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Howland Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Howland Island because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 263°
1.0°
5:42 am Sun, Sep 7SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 263°
-0.2°
6:11 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-7.8°
6:52 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-17.6°
7:56 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-32.8°
8:55 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-46.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Howland Island

Eclipse Visibility From Howland IslandVisibility Worldwide
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Howland Island

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