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August 22, 2025
Perth’s Total Lunar Eclipse: How to See the Blood Moon on 7 September 2025
Perth is in the box seat for a total lunar eclipse on Sunday night, 7 September 2025—a classic “blood moon” that anyone can enjoy with a telescope, binoculars or even the naked eye. Below is your easy guide: what’s happening, when to look, where to face, and how to capture it.
Timeline (AWST, Perth)
- Penumbral starts: 11:28 pm Sun 7 Sep
- Partial eclipse starts: 12:27 am Mon 8 Sep
- Totality: 1:30 am – 2:52 am (peak 2:11 am)
- Partial ends: 3:56 am • Penumbral ends: 4:55 am
(All times are local (AWST) for Perth. timeanddate)
Where to look: The Moon starts high in the north-northeast, swings through north into the northwest during totality, and is west–northwest by the end. Altitude drops from ~63° at partial start to ~44° by the end of totality.
How long is totality? About 82 minutes—a nice, leisurely show.
What you’ll see (and why it’s red)
As Earth slips between the Sun and the Moon, our planet’s shadow washes across
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