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September\u2019s full moon<\/a> lit up the night sky across the world overnight on Sept. 7, 2025, with half the globe also seeing the full moon totally eclipsed by Earth<\/a>. Across Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe \u2014 not in North America \u2014 the full corn moon drifted into Earth\u2019s dark central shadow, turning a spectacular reddish-orange color for 82 minutes. The alignment of the full moon with Earth and the sun also set up a deep solar eclipse on Sept. 21, 2025<\/a>. <\/p>\n A red full moon, also known as a blood moon, is seen during a lunar eclipse in Sinop, Turkiye, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Ercin Erturk\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Anadolu via Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n The total lunar eclipse occurred between 15:28 and 20:55 UTC on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, with totality \u2014 when the lunar surface was a reddish-orange color \u2014 lasting 82 minutes. It was streamed live from Cyprus by TimeandDate.com<\/a>, where it can be replayed. <\/p>\n From Istanbul, Turkey, to Sydney, Australia, via Tehran, Cairo, Cape Town, Nairobi, Beijing and Tokyo, almost five billion people live in the region where the total lunar eclipse was visible. It was glimpsed in the U.K. where the full moon rose in total eclipse, but with only a few minutes remaining. <\/p>\n On Sept. 21, 2025, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in the Southern Hemisphere. From New Zealand, up to 73% of the sun will be obscured at sunrise. It will also be visible from the South Pacific and Antarctica.<\/p>\n The partial phase of the total lunar eclipse in Sinop, Turkiye, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Ercin Erturk\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Anadolu via Getty ImagesWhy A Totally Eclipsed Moon Is Red<\/p>\n The reddish (including orange and pink) colors are caused by Rayleigh scattering, the same process that makes sunsets appear red. Earth\u2019s atmosphere filters out shorter wavelengths like blue and violet, refracting the longer red and orange wavelengths toward the moon.<\/p>\n A full moon, also known as the “Blood Moon,” is pictured above a minaret in Kuwait City on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat \/ AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n AFP via Getty ImagesWhy Do Eclipses Come In Pairs? <\/p>\n Lunar and solar eclipses always come in pairs, sometimes threes, in successive new moons and full moons. That\u2019s because Earth has eclipse seasons, a period of between 31 and 37 days every six months when lunar and solar eclipses can occur. That\u2019s when the moon\u2019s orbital path around Earth intersects the path the sun takes through the sky. The alignment typically creates one total eclipse and one partial eclipse. That\u2019s the case this month, with a total lunar eclipse followed by a partial solar eclipse. <\/p>\n A full moon also known as “Blood Moon” is seen over Colombo, during a lunar eclipse, on September 7, 2025. Stargazers will have a chance to see a “Blood Moon” on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA \/ AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n AFP via Getty ImagesSeptember\u2019s Partial Solar Eclipse<\/p>\n The deep partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21, 2025, will occur just one day before the southward equinox. From New Zealand, sunrise will reveal a crescent sun as the moon covers nearly three-quarters of its disk. In Antarctica, research stations like McMurdo will also witness a dramatic partial eclipse. The event will also be visible from the western South Pacific. <\/p>\n The partial phases of the total lunar eclipse, after totality, as seen from Cardiff, Wales. The side of Earth’s shadow in space is seen projected on to the lunar surface,<\/p>\n Jamie CarterWhen Is The Next Total Lunar Eclipse In North America?<\/p>\n Last night\u2019s total lunar eclipse was the second of three inside one lunar year (12 orbits of the Earth by the moon or 354 days), with the next one on March 2-3, 2026<\/a>, visible from parts of North America. The lunar surface will turn a coppery-red to orange color for 58 minutes as seen from Australia, East Asia, the Pacific Ocean and North America. Those in western regions of North America will get the most optimum views, with parts of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii most likely to have clear skies.<\/p>\n The moon glows red behind the metal sculpture of an eagle over Oberbaumbruecke bridge during a lunar eclipse on September 07, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. People in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia are likely to be able to witness the event. (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesFurther ReadingForbesWhen To See The Next \u2018Blood Moon\u2019 Eclipse In North AmericaBy <\/a>ForbesComplete Guide To September\u2019s Solar And Lunar EclipsesBy <\/a>ForbesBlood Moon 2025: The Difference Between A Lunar And A Solar EclipseBy <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline September\u2019s full moon lit up the night sky across the world overnight on Sept. 7, 2025, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[70435,70433,49,48,70436,70434,70437,66,70439,306,70438,70432,66337,66338],"class_list":["post-128326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-best-lunar-eclipse-photos","tag-blood-moon-pictures","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-eclipse-photography-tips","tag-lunar-eclipse-images-2025","tag-red-moon-photos","tag-science","tag-september-2025-lunar-eclipse-pictures","tag-space","tag-stunning-eclipse-images","tag-total-lunar-eclipse-photos","tag-what-time-does-the-full-corn-moon-rise-in-north-america","tag-will-the-september-2025-full-moon-have-an-eclipse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}