Saturday 06 / September / 2025
MUSCAT : Sky gazers across the Sultanate can watch a rare total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, according to the Oman News Agency.
Dr. Ishaq bin Yahya Al Shuhaili, Chairman of the Oman Astronomical Society, said that the celestial event will begin with a penumbral eclipse at 7:28 p.m. Muscat time. The partial eclipse phase will follow at 8:27 p.m., leading up to the moment when the moon fully enters Earth’s shadow at 9:31 p.m.
The total eclipse will reach its peak at 10:11 p.m. and continue until 10:53 p.m., when the moon will start to emerge from Earth’s umbra. The partial phase will end at 11:56 p.m., with the penumbral eclipse concluding at 12:55 a.m. after midnight. In total, the eclipse will last for 5 hours and 27 minutes, with the full eclipse phase lasting 1 hour and 22 minutes.
