Overview

• Totality ran roughly from 19:30 to 20:52–20:53 CEST, with moonrise around 19:37 in Berlin, 19:40 in Munich, 19:52 in Hamburg and 20:01 in Cologne.
• Many observers needed patience and a clear view to the east because the eclipsed Moon was initially hard to spot low in twilight and haze.
• The red hue resulted from sunlight refracted through Earth’s atmosphere, and the event was safe to watch without protective eyewear.
• Weather from the DWD favored broad viewing with generally clear skies, though thin clouds and local haze in parts of the west and southwest affected visibility.
• Public star parties and livestreams supplemented viewing, and the next total lunar eclipse visible from Germany is due on 31 December 2028, with another total on 3 March 2026 visible from the Americas and Asia.