Observe the lunar eclipse with Fordingbridge Astronomers
Sunday 7th September 2025 from 18:30pm to 20:45pm
Abbots Well Car Park
Frogham, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2QJ, South East England
Fordingbridge Astronomers will gather to view the total eclipse of the Moon at Abbots Well Car Park in the New Forest. The full Moon will rise around 19:45 when it will be totally eclipsed. As it rises, the shadow of the Earth will move away, leaving a bright full Moon in the sky by around 20:30. This event is weather dependent and will be cancelled if cloudy.
Please note that this has already taken place on 07/09/2025
Event organiser
Fordingbridge Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Fordingbridge Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Fordingbridge Astronomers
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Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Sun 7th Sep
Local light pollution
Abbots Well Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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