Hong Kong – Total lunar eclipse in Hong Kong on over night of September 7

An overall lunar eclipse will take place in Hong Kong on the late night of September 7 (Sunday) to the early hours of September 8 (Monday). The elevation of the moon will be fairly high throughout the eclipse. The entire occasion can be straight observed with unaided eyes at locations with an unblocked view to the south and southwest if weather condition authorizations.

The lunar eclipse will start at 11.26 pm on September 7. The moon will begin going into the umbra of the Earth at 0.27 am on September 8 and will be entirely swallowed up in the umbra at 1.30 am, marking the start of the stage of overall eclipse. The optimum eclipse will happen at 2.12 am, and the moon will start its exit from the umbra at 2.53 am. The stage of overall eclipse will last for one hour and 23 minutes. Throughout the duration, the moon will not entirely vanish from sight however will appear dull red. This is the outcome of the blue light element of the sunshine being spread by the Earth’s environment and the staying traffic signal being refracted onto the lunar surface area. The whole procedure of lunar eclipse will end at 4.57 am on September 8.

Information of this overall lunar eclipse are as follows.

On the late night of September 7 to the early hours of September 8, members of the general public can see the entire occasion through a webcast website, collectively hosted by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (sponsored by Sik Yuen), the Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College and the Creative Education Unit of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.

For the current climate condition and the huge observation conditions on September 7 and 8, please describe the Hong Kong Observatory’s 9-day weather report website and the Weather Information for Astronomical Observation website.

The next lunar eclipse observable in Hong Kong will be an overall lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026.