A total lunar eclipse, during which the Moon will take on a dull-red hue, will be visible from Hong Kong on the night of 7 September 2025, lasting until early morning on 8 September 2025.
The Moon rises at 6:21 pm on 7 September 2025. The total phase of the lunar eclipse begins at 1:30 am on 8 September 2025, when the Moon enters Earth's umbra completely, and will last approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes. The subsequent partial phase will end at 3:57 am. The next total lunar eclipse visible from Hong Kong will occur on 3 March 2026.
|
Stage |
Hong Kong Date and Time |
Moon’s Altitude (degree) |
Moon’s Azimuth (degree) |
|
Moon enters penumbra (P1) |
7 September, 23:26 |
58.0 |
156.0 |
|
Moon enters umbra (U1) |
8 September, 00:27 |
60.6 |
184.4 |
|
Total eclipse begins (U2) |
8 September, 01:30 |
56.2 |
213.1 |
|
Maximum eclipse (M) |
8 September, 02:12 |
50.3 |
226.8 |
|
Total eclipse ends (U3) |
8 September, 02:53 |
43.0 |
237.1 |
|
Moon exits umbra (U4) |
8 September, 03:57 |
30.4 |
248.3 |
|
Moon exits penumbra (P4) |
8 September, 04:57 |
17.7 |
256.0 |
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Hong Kong spanning from the night of 7 September to the early morning of 8 September 2025. The Hong Kong Space Museum will live stream this astronomical event and provide related knowledge during the first half hour of the programme.
Topic: Total Lunar Eclipse
Date: 7.9.2025 (Sunday) - 8.9.2025 (Monday)
Time: 11:00pm – 5:00am
Speaker: Assistant Curator, Hong Kong Space Museum
Platform: YouTube channel of the Hong Kong Space Museum
https://www.youtube.com/hkspacem