| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Pretoria |
| Begins: | 2025年9月7日日曜日17時48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: | 5 hours, 6 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
2025年9月7日日曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pretoria
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Pretoria. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (SAST) for Pretoria.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17時28分 9月7日 (日) | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  99° | -5.2° |
| 17時48分 9月7日 (日) | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 97° | -0.2° |
| 18時27分 9月7日 (日) | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 93° | 7.5° | |
| 19時30分 9月7日 (日) | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 86° | 21.3° | |
| 20時11分 9月7日 (日) | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 81° | 30.1° | |
| 20時52分 9月7日 (日) | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 75° | 38.9° | |
| 21時56分 9月7日 (日) | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 63° | 51.8° | |
| 22時55分 9月7日 (日) | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 44° | 62.2° |
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 Pretoria. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (9月7日 (日))
In the past, this day was cloudy 11% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pretoria
| Eclipse Visibility From Pretoria | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025年3月14日 (金) Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2025年9月7日 (日) Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2026年2月17日 (火) Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 2026年8月28日 (金) Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2027年2月6日 (土) Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Pretoria, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Pretoria