The second total lunar eclipse of the year saw Earth’s shadow obscure this weekend’s full moon as our home planet lined up perfectly between the moon and the sun. Asia had the best seats in the house this time, while countries across Europe also enjoyed nice views.
WATCH: September’s ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse
See more photos of the lunar eclipse below.
The “blood moon” rises over the West Bank, as seen from the Negev desert, Israel, Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Amir Cohen/ Reuters
The sky during a total lunar eclipse, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/ Reuters
The moon rises over residential buildings in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Anton Vaganov/ Reuters
People take pictures of the lunar eclipse while others watch it through a telescope, near the old Athens observatory at the ancient Pnyx hill in Athens on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/ Reuters
A boy uses binoculars to observe the “blood moon” during a total lunar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 7, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A total lunar eclipse cast a “blood moon” over the night sky on Sept. 8, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Photo by Yang Bo/China News Service/ VCG via Getty Images
People watch the blood moon during total lunar eclipse in Koege, Denmark, on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via Reuters
A “blood moon” rises over a statue of the two-headed eagle, the Russian coat of arms, at the top of the State Historical Museum in Moscow on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Ramil Sitdikov/ Reuters
The moon over Cairo on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ Reuters
The “blood moon” total lunar eclipse over the Residenz in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/ Reuters
A combination picture shows the full moon moving through the shadow of the earth during a “blood moon” lunar eclipse, in Berlin on Sept. 7, 2025. Photo by Annegret Hilse/ Reuters
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