Don’t miss the total lunar eclipse, 7 September 2025, especially if you are in South Asia Why is the Moon copper-coloured during a total eclipse? Because Earth’s atmosphere preferentially scatters away the bluer light: when the Moon is fully in the umbra, it is rendered copper-coloured (image by Prajval Shastri) The Total Lunar Eclipse of 7 September 2025 will be visible in all of South Asia, as well as to its east and west, clear skies permitting, to potentially 6 billion people. What can better bring us all together than the beauty of an enthralling copper-coloured moon in our shared skies? Kainaat Studios, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating high-quality, astronomy content for South Asia (in Urdu/Hindi) and the broader Global South (in English) created a special website with videos, time table, advice for a better osbervation, multi-lingual ressources, and much more. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER To stay up to date with our projects and the development of the EHC Read more articles

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