Wednesday,
3 September 2025
Dark side of the moon on Monday morning

Stargazers will be hoping for a clear night on the morning of Monday, 8 September to see a total eclipse of the moon.

While not a rare event, the last total lunar eclipse seen in Australia was in 2022 and the next will be in March 2026.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon passes through earth's shadow.

Earth will be directly between the sun and the moon and the earth's shadow is cast out ...

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