On the night of September 7-8, 2025, skywatchers in Pakistan will witness a rare total lunar eclipse, referred to as a Blood Moon, as confirmed by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
The moon will start dimming at 8:28 PM PST, with the partial eclipse beginning at 9:27 PM. The total eclipse starts at 10:31 PM, peaks at 11:12 PM, and ends at 11:53 PM. The partial phase continues until 12:57 AM, with the event fully ending at 1:55 AM on September 8.
This striking red moon, caused by sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere, will also be visible in Asia, including India and China, as well as parts of eastern Africa and western Australia. The total eclipse will last from 1730 GMT to 1852 GMT.
Later in September, on the 21st and 22nd, a partial solar eclipse will occur, visible in southern Australia, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and Antarctica. Europe and Africa will catch a brief partial lunar eclipse during moonrise, but the Americas will miss out. Unlike solar eclipses, which require special glasses, lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye, needing only clear skies.
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Astrophysicist Ryan Milligan from Queen’s University Belfast explained, “The moon looks red because Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light, letting red light reach the moon.” This creates the Blood Moon’s vivid colour. The last total lunar eclipse was in March 2025, following one in 2022.
Milligan, a self-proclaimed “eclipse chaser,” called this event a warm-up for a rare total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, visible in Spain and Iceland. It will be Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 2006, with a partial view in other areas.
