The first total lunar eclipse in three years graced the skies above the Americas in March. Just about the entire population of the United States had to the opportunity, if the skies were clear, to look up and see the ‘Blood Moon’.
The event gets its name from the effect of the light passing through Earth’s atmosphere getting bent, illuminating the Moon’s surface in a red-orange glow even though it is completely in the shadow of our planet.
Once again, this will occur on Sunday, 7 September, 2025. Unfortunately for those in the United States, most will have to wait quite some time until the next total lunar eclipse will appear in the skies above where they live.
Who will be able to see the 7 September 2025 total lunar eclipse?
The total lunar eclipse occurring on 7 September 2025 will be visible basically to those who live on the opposite side of the planet from where the event in March was visible. Time and Date estimates that nearly 60% of the world’s population, 4.9 billion people, will be able to see the eclipse from beginning to end, weather permitting.
Central and Southeast Asia, the Sub-continent, much of the Middle East and Australia, and the east coast of Africa will be privy to the most spectacular parts of the eclipse. However, at least a partial eclipse will be visible anywhere from the middle of the Atlantic over to the middle of the Pacific. But, alas, basically nowhere in the Americas.
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