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Total lunar eclipse on September 8 2025 (New Zealand)

total lunar eclipse September 8, 2025 (New Zealand)
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 Wellington, New Zealand on Monday, September 8, 2025. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)

Moonrise to moonset11h32m
Moonrise18:35
Moonset07:03
Distance to the center of the Sun150,719,486 km
Distance to the center of Earth374,930 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonPisces ♓
Moon age (days past new moon)14.5


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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 New Zealand 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.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
WellingtonYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
AucklandYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
Bay of PlentyYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
CanterburyYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
GisborneYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
Hawke's BayYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
Manawatu-WanganuiYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
MarlboroughYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
NelsonYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
NorthlandYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
OtagoYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
SouthlandYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
TaranakiYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
TasmanYes Penumbral, Partial, Total
WaikatoYes Penumbral, Partial, Total

Information about this eclipse

total lunar 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 New Zealand

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the total lunar eclipse of September 8, 2025 in New Zealand. 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  

CityDetails
Event datePen. Mag.Umb. Mag.Penumbral eclipse beginsMoon alt.Partial eclipse beginsUmbral eclipse beginsMax. eclipse beginsMoon alt.Umbral eclipse endsPartial eclipse endsPenumbral eclipse endsMoon alt.
Wellington (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283404:2705:3106:12406:5307:5608:55-24
Auckland (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283604:2705:3106:12406:5307:5608:55-26
Bay of Plenty (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283404:2705:3106:12306:5307:5608:55-27
Canterbury (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12706:5307:5608:55-21
Gisborne (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283304:2705:3106:12206:5307:5608:55-28
Hawke's Bay (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283304:2705:3106:12306:5307:5608:55-27
Manawatu-Wanganui (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283404:2705:3106:12406:5307:5608:55-26
Marlborough (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12506:5307:5608:55-23
Nelson (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12606:5307:5608:55-23
Northland (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283704:2705:3106:12506:5307:5608:55-26
Otago (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12806:5307:5608:55-19
Southland (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283604:2705:3106:12906:5307:5608:55-18
Taranaki (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12506:5307:5608:55-25
Tasman (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283504:2705:3106:12606:5307:5608:55-23
Waikato (UTC 12)2025-09-08234.4%136.2%03:283604:2705:3106:12606:5307:5608:55-23

You can read the table above as follows: On September 8, 2025 in Wellington, Pacific/Auckland (UTC 12), an total lunar eclipse will start at 03:28, the maximum eclipse will occur at 06:12 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 4°; this event will come to an end at 08:55 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).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Wellington, due to the low altitude of the Moon (4 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

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Content last updated on 2016-01-23