Lagos 🇳🇬 — total lunar eclipse · 7 Sep 2025
On 7 Sep 2025, Lagos saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 18:47 GMT+1 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 19:11 GMT+1, the Moon 5° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed. This eclipse has ended — replay the live view or jump to the next eclipse (28 Aug 2026).
Local timeline
LagosPenumbra begins (P1)
16:28 GMT+1
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:26 GMT+1
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:30 GMT+1
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
19:11 GMT+1
1h 22m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:53 GMT+1
Partial ends (U4)
20:56 GMT+1
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:55 GMT+1
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
5°
azimuth 97°
Moonrise / moonset
18:47 / 07:06
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the east — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Lagos (6.52, 3.38) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data