All You Need To Know About The Rare Blood Moon Eclipse Happening This Week!

A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun. This casts a shadow over our natural sunlight.

By Meghna Rajpal Updated September 02, 2025 3:12 PM

All You Need To Know About The Rare Blood Moon Eclipse Happening This Week!

Attention stargazers! In just a week, the Earth’s shadow will move across the lunar surface, leading to the rise of the picturesque ‘blood moon’ on September 7-8. A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun. This casts a shadow over our natural sunlight. However, orbital mechanics often conspire to bring Earth, the moon, and the sun into the perfect alignment to stage a breathtaking lunar spectacle.

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So, the week ahead of the total lunar eclipse is the best time to choose your ideal eclipse viewing spot. This pre-prep will allow photographers to line up amazing compositions featuring the eclipsed moon across some unique landmarks. This will also allow the naked eye viewers to make sure there won’t be any long buildings ruining the view. If you get lucky enough to have a direct sight of the moon during this, see the rusty red hue as it slips into Earth’s deepest part of the show during totality.

Rayleigh scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere deflects bluer wavelengths of sunlight while allowing longer red wavelengths to pass through comparatively undisturbed, resulting in the crimson glow. Don’t panic if clouds cover your view of the lunar spectacle; Space.com will be hosting a livestream of the event. The lunar eclipse will begin globally at 11:28 am (1528 GMT) on September 7, with totality happening at 1:30 pm.

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ET (1730 GMT) and lasts for an incredible 82 minutes until the darkest section of Earth’s shadow begins to slip from the lunar disk. Each phase of the eclipse will occur at the same time for everyone on Earth, but your ability to see it will be determined by whether the moon is above the horizon as the cosmic alignment takes place.

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First Published: September 02, 2025 3:12 PM

Meghna Rajpal

Patriarchy's worst nightmare (with a cute smile). An introvert walking around with Bollywood Music in the background who will avoid meeting you in public. I write about pop culture, fashion, and everything controversial.