The total lunar eclipse that will occur on lunar day on September 7 night lasting till September 8 early morning will be at its peak at 11.41 p.m. on Sunday, said Atul Bhat, assistant professor of physics with Poorna Prajna College, Udupi.
The moon will be engulfed entirely by the earth’s shadow and turn copper red in colour around midnight.
In a statement here, Mr. Bhat said astronomy enthusiasts from India can witness the entire eclipse safely without any harm. Astronomers and enthusiasts hope for clear skies throughout the duration of the eclipse to view this event.
As the earth’s shadow falls on the moon on September 7, the fainter shadow, penumbra of the earth, falls on the moon from 8.50 p.m. that will not distinctly be visible though. At 9.57 p.m., the darker part of earth’s shadow, Umbra, will begin appearing on the lunar surface. The moon will completely be in earth’s Umbral Shadow at 11 p.m. and the eclipse will peak at 11.41 p.m., he said.
At 12.22 a.m. on September 8, the earth’s umbra will recede from the moon’s surface and the umbra will completely exit the moon’s surface by 1.26 a.m. with the eclipse ending at 2.25 a.m. The total eclipse will last for five hours and 27 minutes with the totality lasting for 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Mr. Bhat said a total lunar eclipse is caused when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow. While the earth completely blocks the sunlight on the moon, light scattered by the earth’s atmosphere makes the moon look copper red.
The eclipse will be visible from all parts of India and almost all Asian countries.
Published – September 04, 2025 12:40 am IST
