See stunning images of the 2025 'Blood Moon' and total lunar eclipse
Sept. 7, 2025Updated Feb. 27, 2026, 3:12 p.m. ET

The Moon appears from behind the Tokyo Skytree during a total lunar eclipse in the middle of the night above the Japanese capital early on September 8, 2025. Stargazers enjoyed a "Blood Moon" overnight on September 7 during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.
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The Moon appears at the very top of the Tokyo Skytree during a total lunar eclipse in the middle of the night above the Japanese capital early on September 8, 2025.
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The "Blood Moon" rises in the sky during a total lunar eclipse, in Baghdad, Iraq September 7, 2025.
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The "Blood Moon" rises over the West Bank, as seen from the Negev desert, Israel September 7, 2025.
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A full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon", is pictured in the night sky in Jalandhar on September 7, 2025.
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This photograph shows a full moon also known as "Blood Moon" during a lunar eclipse with a statue of the ancient Greek goddess Irene holding a child in the foreground, in central Athens, on September 7, 2025.
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People are seen on a floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre as a full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," rises above skyscrapers during a total lunar eclipse in the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai on September 7, 2025.
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A full moon is seen during a "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse in Dresden, Germany, September 7, 2025.
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A full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," rises above skyscrapers during a total lunar eclipse in the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai on September 7, 2025.
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A phase of a total eclipse of the moon is seen behind the Triumphal Chariot at the top of the Arch of the General Staff in Saint Petersburg on September 7, 2025.
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This photograph shows a view of a full moon also known as "Blood Moon" with leaves in the foreground during a phase of a total lunar eclipse in Jakarta on September 8, 2025.
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A full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," rises above Doha on September 7, 2025.
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Beach-goers rest on a shore of the Black Sea with a full moon also known as "Blood Moon" during a phase of a total eclipse in the background in Odesa, on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A jet flies past the full moon just after lunar eclipse in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 7, 2025.
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The Blood Moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse above the monument of the Gemidzhii in Skopje on September 8, 2025.
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People are seen on the Bund promenade along the Huangpu river as a full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," rises above the night sky during a total lunar eclipse in Shanghai on September 7, 2025.
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Beach-goers rest on a shore of the Black Sea with a full moon also known as "Blood Moon" during a phase of a total eclipse in the background in Odesa, on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A combination picture shows the full moon moving through the shadow of the earth during a "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse, in Berlin, Germany September 7, 2025.
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The moon appears during a lunar eclipse in the sky, behind the the Saladin Citadel, in Cairo, Egypt September 7, 2025.
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The Full Moon rises in the sky before a "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse, in Jerusalem September 7, 2025.
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A full moon is seen during a "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse over the Residenz (residence) in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2025.
Kai Pfaffenbach, REUTERS
A "Blood Moon" rises over the Church of the Nativity at night, during a total lunar eclipse, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 7, 2025.
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A full moon rises in the sky during a "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse, as seen from the Sopa Lodge in the Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya, in Samburu, Kenya September 7, 2025.
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