Blood Moon total eclipse

A spectacular blood moon total eclipse will be displayed across the skies of Australia and New Zealand. The event will take place at 4.11am on Monday September 8th.

This is where the moon darkens and then turns into a very beautiful rusty red colour.

This is the last total lunar eclipse for 2025.

Here is a summary of the best times Australian Capital Cities can see this beautiful display:

Image: Image:  Shutterstock – nednapa

Adelaide and Darwin: 3:41 AM

Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney: 4:11AM

Perth: 2:11AM

 

Fore more information, please visit

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/australia?iso=20250907

 

Produced By: Thomas Koutis

Featured In Story: Professor Jonti Horner – astrobiologist and astronomer, University of Southern Queensland

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 3 September 2025