Total lunar eclipse on September 8 2025 (South Korea)

total lunar eclipse September 8, 2025 (South Korea)

Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Seoul, South Korea on Monday, September 8, 2025. (Local time Asia/Seoul)

Moonrise to moonset	11h35m
Moonrise	19:06
Moonset	07:31
Distance to the center of the Sun	150,714,712 km
Distance to the center of Earth	374,376 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)	100%
Lunar phase	full moon
Current zodiac sign the Moon	Pisces ♓
Moon age (days past new moon)	14.6

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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on September 8, 2025 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in South Korea from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

City	Eclipse visible?	Phase
Seoul	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Busan	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Cheju	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Chollabuk	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Chollanam	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Chungcheongbuk	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Chungcheongnam	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Daegu	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Gangwon	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Gwangju	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Gyeonggi	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Gyeongsangbuk	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Gyeongsangnam	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Incheon	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Jeju	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Kangweon	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Kwangju	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Kyeonggi	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Kyeongsangbuk	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Kyeongsangnam	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Pusan	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
South Korea	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Taegu	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Taejeon	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total
Ulsan	Yes	Penumbral, Partial, Total

Information about this eclipse

This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of total lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).

Eclipse schedule in South Korea

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the total lunar eclipse of September 8, 2025 in South Korea. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Moon alt.: Excellent Good Low Too low

City	Details
City	Event date	Pen. Mag.	Umb. Mag.	Penumbral eclipse begins	Moon alt.	Partial eclipse begins	Umbral eclipse begins	Max. eclipse begins	Moon alt.	Umbral eclipse ends	Partial eclipse ends	Penumbral eclipse ends	Moon alt.
Seoul (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	45	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Busan (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Cheju (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	49	01:27	02:31	03:12	35	03:53	04:56	05:55	5
Chollabuk (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	33	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Chollanam (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	48	01:27	02:31	03:12	34	03:53	04:56	05:55	5
Chungcheongbuk (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Chungcheongnam (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Daegu (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Gangwon (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	45	01:27	02:31	03:12	31	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Gwangju (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	33	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Gyeonggi (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	45	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Gyeongsangbuk (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Gyeongsangnam (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Incheon (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	45	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Jeju (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	49	01:27	02:31	03:12	35	03:53	04:56	05:55	5
Kangweon (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Kwangju (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	33	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Kyeonggi (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Kyeongsangbuk (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Kyeongsangnam (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Pusan (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
South Korea (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Taegu (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	3
Taejeon (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	46	01:27	02:31	03:12	32	03:53	04:56	05:55	4
Ulsan (UTC 9)	2025-09-08	234.4%	136.2%	00:28	47	01:27	02:31	03:12	31	03:53	04:56	05:55	2

You can read the table above as follows: On September 8, 2025 in Seoul, Asia/Seoul (UTC 9), an total lunar eclipse will start at 00:28, the maximum eclipse will occur at 03:12 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 32°; this event will come to an end at 05:55 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 2.344 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of 1.362 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

Source: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Chris O'Byrne (NASA's GSFC).