Overview

• The total lunar eclipse concluded overnight on September 7–8 with a total phase of about 82 minutes, as widely forecast.
• Visibility stretched across most of Asia, Western Australia, Europe, Africa and New Zealand, with the Americas largely out of view.
• In India the partial umbral phase began around 9:57 pm IST, totality ran roughly 11:00 pm to 12:22–12:23 am, and the event ended near 1:26–1:27 am.
• Observatories and public venues drew thousands, and images poured in from Delhi, Kolkata, Beijing, Nairobi, Tel Aviv and other cities.
• Some early reports cited shorter peak durations, but post-event coverage converged on an ~82-minute totality; the next total lunar eclipse is expected on March 2–3, 2026.