Total Lunar Eclipse to Tint the Harvest Moon Red on September 7

Peak totality occurs around 18:12 UTC (20:11 CEST), with the partial phase from 18:27 to 21:56 CEST and totality from 19:31 to 20:53 CEST, according to Spain’s Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Observers across Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica are positioned to see the event, while most of the Americas will need to follow live streams. In Spain the eclipse is viewable with the naked eye and will be total for most regions, but western Galicia and the Canary Islands will see only a partial phase due to moonrise timing. The Moon’s reddish hue during totality results from Earth’s atmosphere filtering and refracting sunlight, allowing longer red wavelengths to illuminate the lunar surface. This is the second and final total lunar eclipse of 2025 and coincides with September’s full Moon traditionally known as the Corn or Harvest Moon.

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