An extraordinary celestial spectacle unfolded tonight as a total lunar eclipse was visible across India. Meanwhile, millions of people around the world would also witness the Moon turning blood red.
This is the second Lunar Eclipse of 2025. The first one took place in March this year.
Can Blood Moon Be Watched With Naked Eye?
Earlier, the news agency ANI reported, citing officials from Jawahar Planetarium, that the event is entirely safe to watch with the naked eye.
Surur Fatima, an official from Jawahar Planetarium, told the news agency that the eclipse is entirely safe to observe and has no harmful effects.
“People should definitely experience this rare celestial event. It is very significant for science students, and everyone should watch it. Many new discoveries in our country have been made during eclipses,” she explained.
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The experts also explained that a total lunar eclipse only occurs on a full moon night, when the Moon is at or near the lunar node in its orbit. In this alignment, the Sun, Earth, and Moon come in a straight line, creating the eclipse. Ordinary people can view this eclipse safely with the naked eye.
During the eclipse, sunlight passing through the Earth’s atmosphere will scatter shorter wavelengths while allowing longer red and orange wavelengths to reach the Moon’s surface, giving it a red-orange appearance popularly known as the “Blood Moon.”
Blood Moon 2025
The celestial event would offer a rare and mesmerising spectacle.
Speaking to ANI, Pandit Purushottam Gaud, Astrologer, shared that the blood moon will be visible across the country on Sunday.
Exlpaining that the lunar eclipse will also mark the beginning of the ‘Shraddha Paksha’, a ritual performed to honour the deceased souls of ancestors, Pandit Purushottam Gaud stated that it is a good time for charity.
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Visuals From Across India
The lunar eclipse gradually transitioned from the partial phase to the total phase.
Delhi: The lunar eclipse gradually transitioned from the partial phase to the total phase
(Visuals from Mayur Vihar) pic.twitter.com/boHUBPtrvw
— IANS (@ians_india) September 7, 2025
The moon gradually turned red as the lunar eclipse moved from the partial phase to the total phase.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: The moon gradually turned red as the lunar eclipse moved from the partial phase to the total phase pic.twitter.com/KwQtK2EfPV
— IANS (@ians_india) September 7, 2025
People in large numbers have gathered at the Nehru Planetarium to witness the total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, which commenced at 8.58 pm across India.
(with agencies’ inputs)