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Lunar Eclipse September 7–8 2025:On the night of September 7th bleeding into the 8th, 2025, we’re getting a front-row seat to a total lunar eclipse. People call it a “Blood Moon” because the moon turns this wild, rusty red not your average full moon, trust me. It is a total eclipse of the moon whereby the earth’s shadow completely covers the lunar surface as the earth is exactly between the sun and the moon. Rather than going completely dark, the moon adopts very deep reddish and coppery colors, which is the reason why it is called the Blood Moon, the process is called Rayleigh scattering, where the earth’s atmosphere absorbs the shorter blue wavelengths and refracts the longer red wavelengths to the Moon’s surface. The date is actually from the 7th to the 8th of September 2025.
Lunar Eclipse September 7–8 2025
Experts from NASA and astronomers say that it is unique, the duration will be around 82 minutes, this is one of the longest total lunar eclipses in recent years.
Eclipse Timing in India
Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and other cities’ schedule are as follows:
Nationwide (General India Timing)
- Start of Penumbral Phase: 8:58 PM IST (Sept 7)
- Totality Begins: 11:00 PM IST
- Totality Ends: 12:22 AM IST (Sept 8)
- End of Penumbral Phase: 2:25 AM IST
Delhi (Drik Panchang Calculations)
- Penumbral Contact: 8:59 PM
- Partial (Umbra) Begins: 9:58 PM
- Total Phase Begins: 11:01 PM
- Maximum Eclipse: 11:42 PM
- Total Phase Ends: 12:22 AM
- Last Umbra Contact: 1:26 AM
- Last Penumbra Contact: 2:24 AM
Watching the Lunar Eclipse: City Wise
The experience will be the same in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, consequently, no matter where you are in India, you will see the eclipse:
Mumbai / Bengaluru / Hyderabad:
- Penumbral begins ~8:58 PM IST
- Totality from 11:00 PM to 12:22 AM IST
- Full event ends by ~2:25 AM IST
In Mumbai, the total eclipse phase (with that vivid red glow) will be roughly from 11:00 PM to 12:22 AM.
September’s Solar & Lunar Eclipses: What Ayurveda Says About Do’s and Don’ts for Pregnant Women
Cultural Insight: Sutak, Traditions, and Beliefs
In India, a Sutak period precedes eclipses, it is considered spiritually sensitive, so people avoid cooking, eating, and doing any religious activities during that time. Today, Sutak started between 12:57 PM to 12:59 PM IST.
The traditional advice is:
- Avoid new travel or ventures.
- Only prepare sattvic (light vegetarian) food typically with Tulsi (holy basil) for purification.
- Mantras chanting, ritual bath taking before and after.
- Use Tulsi in food or water to keep off negative energy.
- Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to be on the safe side.
These rituals combine cultural wisdom and spiritual mindfulness, even though there is no scientific proof that lunar eclipses cause health or safety risks.
Why You Should Watch Lunar Eclipse September 7–8 2025?
1. One of the longest total lunar eclipse with 82 minutes showing the moon in deep shades of red.
2. No special equipment is needed to see the blood moon, it is visible with the naked eye all over India.
3. Worldwide shared experience, it can be seen from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia.
4. Using the sky to connect science with tradition if not for the rituals, at least for their symbolism and the zen of the night sky.
The Blood Moon tonight is not only a cosmic event, it’s a point where science, culture, and the universe’s charm coincide. Move outside, look up, and be amazed as the Moon’s red glow embraces you.
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