| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Montreux, Vaud |
| Begins: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:56 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 10:55 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 58 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Montreux
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Montreux. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CEST) for Montreux.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  72° | -25.7° |
| 6:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 83° | -16.0° |
| 7:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 94° | -5.2° |
| 7:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Rising | Moonrise 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. | 98° | -0.2° |
| 8:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 101° | 2.0° | |
| 8:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 108° | 8.5° | |
| 9:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 120° | 18.4° | |
| 10:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 133° | 26.4° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 Montreux. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)
In the past, this day was cloudy 53% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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- Magnitude of Eclipses
- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Montreux
| Eclipse Visibility From Montreux | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Montreux, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Montreux