London 🇬🇧 — total lunar eclipse · 7 Sep 2025
On 7 Sep 2025, London saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 19:30 BST mid-eclipse, with maximum at 19:11 BST, the Moon -3° 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
LondonPenumbra begins (P1)
16:28 BST
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:26 BST
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:30 BST
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
19:11 BST
1h 22m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:53 BST
Partial ends (U4)
20:56 BST
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:55 BST
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-3°
azimuth 96°
Moonrise / moonset
19:30 / 07:07
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 · London (51.51, -0.13) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data