Overview

• In India, totality runs roughly 11:00 pm–12:22 am IST, with the full eclipse sequence lasting several hours overnight into Sept. 8.
• The eclipse is visible across Asia, Africa, Australia and parts of Europe, while most of North and South America will miss this one.
• Viewers in the UK and much of Europe see the event near moonrise, with the deepest phase around 7:30–7:52 pm BST depending on location.
• The Moon’s red hue results from Earth’s atmosphere filtering sunlight, and the eclipse occurs about 2.7 days before perigee, making the Moon appear slightly larger.
• Experts stress the event is safe to watch with the naked eye, with India hosting gatherings in Kolkata and at Pune’s JVP Observatory, and free streams from the Virtual Telescope Project and Time and Date.