Spectacular ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Set to Dazzle the World in September 2025
On the night of September 7, 2025, skywatchers around much of the world will witness a spectacular full Moon eclipse. In astronomical terms, it’s a total lunar eclipse, meaning the Moon will pass completely through Earth’s dark inner shadow. This alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon can only happen during a full Moon, and it’s relatively rare – typically a few times per year at most. “People should be excited to view the total lunar eclipse... because it doesn’t happen all that often,” says Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute Science Museum cbsnews.com. This particular eclipse is drawing extra attention because of its long duration and wide visibility. Totality will last about 1 hour 23 minutes earthsky.org, giving observers plenty of time to enjoy the view of the Moon in eerie darkness. In fact, in terms of length of total phase, this eclipse ranks among the longer ones of the 21st century, thanks to the Moon’s path taking it through the relatively central part of Earth’s shadow farmersalmanac.com.
