This September, looking up at the sky means encountering a powerful total lunar eclipse: the spectacular Blood Moon. It is one of the most beautiful phenomena of the season that this 2025 will be seen especially in Asia and Oceania.
Spain, however, will also attend this event on the night of September 7 to 8, when a dark eclipse with coppery brushstrokes, the effect of sunlight, can be glimpsed.
Why is it called Blood Moon?
Blood Moon is the name given to the phenomenon that occurs when a full Moon goes into total or partial eclipse.
In lunar eclipses, the Earth is interposed between the Sun and the Moon and the star is placed in the shadow created by the planet. The effect results in a blockage of the Sun’s light, which can no longer be reflected by the Moon.
In other words, the Moon acquires this peculiar reddish color as a result of the scattering of the light refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere. Hence its name.
How and when to see the last lunar eclipse of the year
On Sunday, September 7, this effect will begin around 19:31, reaching its zenith at 20:11 hours. As we said in Spain will be visible without difficulty except Galicia and the Canary Islands.
To observe the astronomical event , no approved lenses or special filters are needed, as is required for solar eclipses.
The Blood Moon can be seen with the naked eye, although a pair of binoculars or a telescope will enhance the experience. However, experts recommend choosing open areas without too much light pollution, well away from cities, in forests without many trees or isolated beaches.
In Andalusia the ideal is to check where the nearest Starlight Reserve is located, spaces committed to the defense of the night sky and that facilitate the contemplation of the stars, whether for scientific, natural or cultural reasons.
To take advantage of this appointment, the province of Seville offers many ideal destinations in Sierra Morena or the countryside. Otherwise, it is preferable to move to the countryside, Sierra Morena or, failing that, to the Aljarafe.