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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

Sep 7, 2025 at 9:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:46 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 11:55 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Sofia. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EEST) for Sofia.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:28 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 86°
-15.0°
7:27 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 95°
-4.4°
7:46 pm Sun, Sep 7RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 98°
-0.2°
8:30 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 106°
7.0°
9:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 113°
14.0°
9:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 120°
20.7°
10:56 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 134°
29.9°
11:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 149°
36.6°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Sofia. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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