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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairo, Egypt (Al Qâhirah)

Sep 7, 2025 at 9:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cairo
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:05 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, 50 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:28 pm Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 93°
-8.6°
7:05 pm Sun, Sep 7RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 97°
-0.2°
7:27 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 100°
3.9°
8:30 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 108°
16.9°
9:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 114°
25.0°
9:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 121°
32.8°
10:56 pm Sun, Sep 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 135°
43.5°
11:55 pm Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 153°
51.0°

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 Cairo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cairo

Eclipse Visibility From CairoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Cairo, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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