Blood Moon September Sublime Sunday
Blood Moon Or Poachers Moon
Full moon eclipse fully documented on Celestial Double Feature Moon and Mars in 2018 my best sighting at the time, again on Hive was in 2022, always extra special.
Total lunar eclipse turning 'red', lasting around 82 minutes, one of the longest lunar eclipses of the decade, visible across South Africa.
Building up to the great celestial transformation I managed to capture on Saturday in anticipation Sunday was going to be clear skies and clear sailing.
With handy little zoom lens I will be having a fine time tonight (sorry did not happen, too much light pollution along with muggy/cloudy conditions). Best times will be between 7:30 to 8:52 PM for South Africa.
Details from Date and Time:
Max View in Durban - 7 Sep 2025, 20:11
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Durban
Begins: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 17:34
Maximum: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 20:11 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, 7 Sep 2025, 22:55
Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Moon turns red due to Rayleigh scattering in Earth’s atmosphere.
It was said that the moon, Inyanga, was a bridge to the spirits of the ancestors, who watched over the living, by our Zulu peoples..
The ancient Incans and Mesopotamians believed the blood moon was an omen portending death and overthrow of the king. Perhaps portent to change with tyrants ruling many lands of late.
Zulu mythology centers on Unkulunkulu, the creator god who arose from reeds and created humans and the world, and the interconnected spirit and living worlds, where ancestors (Amadlozi) act as intermediaries between realms.
A feminine symbol in many African societies, the moon is often linked to life itself, through lunar cycles that align with human and agricultural fertility and that structure ritual calendars.
Abundantly sad is the name referred to as "Poachers Moon" here in Zululand.
According to Save the Rhino, the full moon in May 2017 led to nine rhino killed, their carcasses dehorned, at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, while eight were killed during a supermoon event in 2015. Zululand-Observer
Air quality dropped at sunset with hazy conditions mixed with some cloud, thinking we might be lucky in spring, alas not to be, after a hot day that felt muggy. Air pollution is a reality along the coast, with two relatively acceptable photographs captured it was a let down compared to the 2018 winter sighting.
Let down, now the next will be on 31st December 2028. Sublime Sunday had to wait for Monday trying to obtain some of the magic in full lunar eclipse event. Nonetheless have a wonderful new week, hopefully will still be kicking around to enjoy witnessing the next one.
In the meanwhile took a photo of my marble in the window for fun! Similar not the same, sigh!
#SublimeSunday is inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @ace108 today.
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day!
Thought for Today: "If the sun said it had power over the moon then let it come and shine at night." - African Proverb
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Wow, it's raining here today in our place so i didn't witnessed it. You took amazing photos of the lunar eclipse
Weather was not great but good enough to see something. Better luck next time.
Good morning, lady @joanstewart
I'm so glad you got ahead of yourself and took this beautiful shot of the moon. I'm sorry you couldn't see the eclipse.
Have a lovely afternoon.
Little disappointing as the weather only closed up after sunset making visibility difficult. Another problem is far more light pollution, need to be high in our mountains to enjoy this.
Unfortunately, here in Vigo it was cloudy. It rained at dawn, but I thought the weather would improve, but it didn't.
I'm glad you were able to appreciate this wonderful phenomenon. 🌚
Always love watching what happens in the night sky, a lifelong passion this was to be expected moving into the warmer months, much clearer night skies in winter.
At least you got to see more than we did up here! The sky was very cloudy, and the moon was just a hazy ball in the sky. Very disappointing, but hopefully next time.
I hope you're keeping well, Joan🤗
Perhaps plan to be in the Drakensberg for this type of event, away from bright city lights would help as well. Have noticed the light pollution really has grown astronomically in our region.
Appears you having some fun, slowly the puzzles are falling into place here, not completed yet.
Mmmm, that's a great idea, one would need to book early.
We were visiting my niece on a farm in Mpumalanga many years ago, perfect weather, no pollution, clear skies and we saw the most brilliant blood moon. Very special!
It all takes time, mine are still not done, almost there. Transfer is taking time because the property belongs to a trust, getting all the signatures timeously is a problem! I'm still at my brother's place, sister-in-law is on her own so we're having fun. I'm not prepared to pay occupational rent indefinitely.
You can only take things day by day.
I hit a luck at home in 2018, now all the neighbours have bright lighting around their homes making it difficult.
Being with your sister-in-law makes sense, gives you time to settle into the region and find your bearings before moving into the home. Everything appears on go slow, all except increase in pricing where money flows quicker than water.
That's exactly what I told my family. It's kind of cushioning me before I move into my place on my own!
Wow you have captured the first picture really well, it was truly one of the memorable day in my life. I have never encountered such beautiful moon before. Anyway, it was nice to read your post.
No matter how the weather affected the view, animals tell the story during the event. Feeling all around alters over the actual event.
I looked at the link and saw that I even voted and replied on it. That was indeed a great experience that you had with the moon and mars. Thank you for the reminder milady.
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It so much fun to follow moon 🌙 events with camera 📷 in hand, they are special moments worth photographing and you did well with the shots 😀
I know we Africans have traditional beliefs about different phases of the moon, perhaps other regions of the world have their traditional link and beliefs too.
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