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There’s a Total Lunar Eclipse Coming, but You Might Not Be Able to See It

North and South America aren’t invited to the party this time around.

Fresh on the heels of August’s black moon is September’s full moon, which will be among the most interesting full moons of 2025. It’s coming with a total lunar eclipse, making it a blood moon. Viewers in the US won’t be able to see the upcoming lunar eclipse, but the moon should still appear redder than usual.

The total lunar eclipse, which takes place on Sept. 7, will be visible primarily in Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa. Most of the rest of Europe and Africa will see a partial eclipse, while North and South America are left out this time around.

A blood moon only occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the moon angles behind the Earth in such a way that the Earth blocks much of the sun’s light. What’s left passes through Earth’s atmosphere on its way to the moon, which filters out the blue light. That leaves only the sun’s red light to hit the moon and reflect to Earth, giving it a reddish glow.

This effect lasts roughly two hours and will only happen in the regions that can witness the lunar eclipse.

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, September’s full moon, also known as the corn moon, will see peak brightness at around 2:09 p.m. ET on Sept. 7. Since that’s the middle of the day, the best time to view the corn moon will be at night during Sept. 6 or Sept. 7. The moon will remain almost full for a couple of days immediately before and after Sept. 7, giving you several days to view the full moon.

How rare are lunar eclipses?

Total lunar eclipses are less frequent than partial eclipses, making September’s full moon a special occasion for those in the eclipse’s path. Since the Earth and the moon have stable orbits, they are also entirely predictable. The last lunar eclipse occurred in March 2025, with the one before in November 2022.

The next total eclipse is due in March 2026, but it will take place primarily in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where virtually no one will be able to see it. The next five will be New Year’s Eve in 2028, June 2029, December 2029 and then two more in 2032. Of those, only the one in 2029 will be visible in the US.

Can I livestream the lunar eclipse?

You can livestream the lunar eclipse! Numerous websites, including Time and Date, FOX Weather and the Royal Observatory in Greenwich will livestream the happenings. Per Time and Date, the eclipse should last an hour and 22 minutes, starting at around 15:28 UTC, or 11:28 a.m. ET on Sept. 7.

Technologies

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 30

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Aug. 30.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the long Saturday one, and it’s going to take a while — some of them are tough. Need help? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

Sadly, the NYT Mini Crossword is now behind a paywall. You can of course subscribe to the Times’ Games package to receive full access. If you just can’t, there’s at least one way you can still access it.

Read more: The New York Times Mini Crossword Is No Longer Free to All: Here’s One Way to Play

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: «Thanks, I ___ you one!»
Answer: OWE

4A clue: Egg-laying mother
Answer: HEN

7A clue: Plant with tart red stalks used in pie filling
Answer: RHUBARB

9A clue: Proud father of daughters, in lingo
Answer: GIRLDAD

10A clue: Tart-tasting beers
Answer: SOURS

11A clue: Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Answer: STCROIX

13A clue: Wedding companion
Answer: PLUSONE

14A clue: «Mm-hmm»
Answer: YEP

15A clue: Booker T. and the ___
Answer: MGS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Wikipedia’s URL ender
Answer: ORG

2D clue: It might be blown in the fourth quarter
Answer: WHISTLE

3D clue: Continent-wide soccer tournament, informally
Answer: EUROCUP

4D clue: Wasn’t too full for dessert
Answer: HADROOM

5D clue: Wiping, as a hard drive
Answer: ERASING

6D clue: Texter’s «Don’t worry about it»
Answer: NBD

8D clue: Fuzzy photo features
Answer: BLURS

11D clue: Many a character on Apple TV+’s «Slow Horses» or Netflix’s «Black Doves»
Answer: SPY

12D clue: Crosses (out)
Answer: XES

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 30, #811

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 30, #811.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle had some super-weird words in it. Reich? Stink? Suck? Both Emo and Eno? Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Hit the right notes.

Green group hint: Bad.

Blue group hint: Good.

Purple group hint: Modern music.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Music genres.

Green group: Not be good.

Blue group: Do exceptionally well.

Purple group: Contemporary composers.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is music genres. The four answers are emo, funk, metal and pop.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is not be good. The four answers are bite, blow, stink and suck.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is do exceptionally well. The four answers are eat, rock, rule and slay.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is contemporary composers. The four answers are Cage, Eno, Glass and Reich. (John Cage, Brian Eno, Philip Glass and Steve Reich.)

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 30, #341

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 30, No. 341.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. The purple category was a complete guess for me, and I didn’t do great on the blue category either. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Gridiron event.

Green group hint: Buckeye state.

Blue group hint: Honors pitchers.

Purple group hint: Atlanta player.