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2025年9月7日日曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cape Town, South Africa

2025年9月7日 (日)20時11分
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cape Town
Begins: 2025年9月7日日曜日18時24分
Maximum: 2025年9月7日日曜日20時11分 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: 2025年9月7日日曜日22時55分
Duration: 4 hours, 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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2025年9月7日日曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cape Town

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
17時28分 9月7日 (日)Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-11.7°
18時24分 9月7日 (日)RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 97°
-0.2°
18時27分 9月7日 (日)
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 97°
0.2°
19時30分 9月7日 (日)
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 88°
12.4°
20時11分 9月7日 (日)
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 82°
20.5°
20時52分 9月7日 (日)
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 76°
28.5°
21時56分 9月7日 (日)
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 64°
40.5°
22時55分 9月7日 (日)
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 49°
50.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cape Town

Eclipse Visibility From Cape TownVisibility Worldwide
2025年3月14日 (金) Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
2025年9月7日 (日) Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
2026年2月17日 (火) Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
2026年8月28日 (金) Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
2027年2月6日 (土) Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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