September 2025 lunar eclipse
| Total lunar eclipse September 7, 2025 | |
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Ecliptic north up The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 128 (41 of 71) |
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 7, 2025.
Visibility
Related eclipses
Lunar year series
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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| Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart | |
| 113 | 2024 Mar 25 |
Penumbral |
118 | 2024 Sep 18 |
Partial | |
| 123 | 2025 Mar 14 |
Total |
128 | 2025 Sep 07 |
Total | |
| 133 | 2026 Mar 03 |
Total |
138 | 2026 Aug 28 |
Partial | |
| 143 | 2027 Feb 20 |
Penumbral |
148 | 2027 Aug 17 |
Penumbral | |
| Last set | 2023 Oct 28 | Last set | 2023 May 05 | |||
| Next set | 2027 Jul 18 | Next set | 2028 Jan 12 | |||
Saros series
Lunar saros series 128, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 11 total lunar eclipses.
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 The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1953 Jul 26, lasting 108 minutes.[1] |
Penumbral | Partial | Total | Central |
| 1304 Jun 18 | 1430 Sep 2 | 1845 May 21 | 1899 Jun 23 | |
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| 2007 Aug 28 | 2097 May 21 | 2440 May 17 | 2566 Aug 2 | |
| 1917 Jul 4 | 1935 Jul 16 | 1953 Jul 26 | |||
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| 1971 Aug 6 | 1989 Aug 17 | 2007 Aug 28 | |||
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| 2025 Sep 7 | 2043 Sep 19 | 2061 Sep 29 | |||
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Metonic cycle (19 years)
This eclipse is the second of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, September 7, each separated by 19 years:
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
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See also
Notes
External links
- Saros cycle 128
- 2025 Sep 07 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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