More precisely to see the entire lunar eclipse as a moon to 'become striking red'

The moon will climb over the horizon in good time to see the entire lunar eclipse

The longest entire lunar eclipse since 2022 will be visible in the coming months, the fascinating cosmic phenomenon will take place in September. The space agency NASA explains what is meant by a total lunar eclipse and explains: “The moon moves into the inner part of the shadow of the earth or the umbra. Part of the sunlight flows through the earth's atmosphere reaches the surface of the moon and illuminates it weakly.

“Colors with shorter wavelengths – blues and violets – more easily than colors with longer wavelengths such as red and orange. Since these longer wavelengths are scattered through the earth's atmosphere and the shorter wavelengths, the moon appears orangically or reddish.”

On September 7, the moon will climb over the horizon in good time to see the entire lunar eclipse. According to the Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), the maximum of solar eclipse will take place at 7:33 p.m.

RMG says: “The maximum of the solar eclipse takes place at 7:33 p.m. BST, since the actual maximum of the Eclipse occurs at 19.11 pm when the moon is below the horizon. The moon then moves gradually from the shadow of the earth until 9:55 p.m.

According to NASA, the moon becomes red during a solar eclipse because the light of the sun interacts with the earth's atmosphere. When the sun hits the atmosphere, shorter light wavelengths such as the color blue are scattered outwards.

Longer wavelengths such as red are bent or broken into the umbra of the earth. If the wavelengths of the light hit the surface of the moon, you can make it appear red.

During the solar eclipse in September, the moon appears in a red color because it is “illuminated” by the light that went through the earth's atmosphere and is covered by the moon by breaking. You should find a highlight with a clear view to the east to see this solar eclipse.

NASA shared tips for the right start. They suggest that they need dark sky from city lights to see more stars. The space agency adds: “It is important to continue from population centers from the population centers.

“There are some other factors that can improve their star sharpness. The higher height helps because they are at low heights, the hazes, fog and smoke that mask their views of the stars, are above the dense air.”

In contrast to a solar eclipse, lunar eclipses are safe with the naked eye. This is because lunar eclipses only reflect sunlight – they don't get brighter than a full moon.

A lunar eclipse can take several hours, but the period of the whole, when the moon is completely in the shade of the earth, usually only takes an hour.

Upcoming lunar eclipses:

September 7, 2025 – sum (visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)

March 3, 2026 – Total (visible in East Asia, Australia, Pacific, America)

August 28, 2026 – partly (visible in Eastern Pacific, America, Europe, Africa)

The NASA explains: “Lunar eclipses occur in the full moon phase. When the earth is precisely positioned between the moon and sun, the shadow of the earth falls on the surface of the moon, dim, and sometimes turns the moon surface a striking red in the course of hours. Each lunar eclipse is visible from half of the earth.”