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Blood moon: Experience the total lunar eclipse over Austria on September 7. All times, best viewing tips, and Saturn as an extra in the night sky. September has an extraordinary celestial spectacle in store right at the start: on Sunday (September 7), a total lunar eclipse will transform the Earth’s satellite into a bright red “blood moon.” This natural spectacle can be seen throughout the country and is considered the most impressive lunar eclipse since 2022. Anyone who misses it will have to be patient—the next similar opportunity will not…

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When you enter a hotel room, what is your priority? Checking the mattress? Inspecting the minibar? Admiring the view? According to one expert, all of these activities are secondary. So what should be your first order of business? Putting your suitcase in the bathtub. That’s right—the bathtub! How on earth did the expert come up with this idea? The reason is actually quite disgusting. We’ll tell you now. Most of us would probably throw our suitcase on the hotel bed to unpack it. But there’s a good (and pretty gross)…

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On Friday, a cold front from Switzerland will bring unsettled weather with rain and isolated thunderstorms to Austria. The situation will then calm down again in the following days. Austria can expect changeable weather over the weekend: while a cold front on Friday will bring thick clouds, rain, and some heavy thunderstorms, especially in the west and north, Saturday will be much calmer and friendlier. On Sunday, sunny and warm late summer weather will finally return to many places. Weather forecast for Austria on Friday A cold front originating in…

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A total lunar eclipse can be observed in Austria on Sunday (September 7), weather permitting. The moon will rise at 7:21 p.m. (Vienna time) before the start of totality. While the first lunar eclipse of the year on March 14 was rather modest, with the moon setting while only nine percent eclipsed, the upcoming eclipse is one of the highlights of the 2025 astronomical year. The total eclipse will be visible in its entirety. Lunar eclipses only occur during a full moon. The sun, earth, and moon are aligned, and…

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Inflation in Austria not only remains high compared to other European countries, but it is actually rising even further. According to a flash estimate by Statistics Austria, inflation stood at 4.1 percent in August. “According to initial estimates, inflation in August 2025 was 4.1 percent, up from 3.6 percent in July. This is the highest figure since March 2024,” explains Manuela Lenk, Director General of Statistics Austria. Almost all expenditure groups contributed to this increase: the energy sector, after 4.2 percent in July, showed robust growth of 5.9 percent, as…

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ÖBB tickets will become more expensive from December: price adjustment due to inflation, austerity program, slowed network expansion, and new train sets planned. Austrian Federal Railways needs to make savings – and big ones at that. In passenger transport, more and more competitors are making life difficult. In freight transport, there is even an “acute situation,” says ÖBB boss Andreas Matthä in the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper. As a result, the planned network expansion will be significantly slowed down, saving 300 million euros per year. At the same time, an internal…

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Vienna is raising prices for public transport tickets and parking. The annual pass for Wiener Linien is increasing by over €100 (however, there is a discount for the digital version), and the parking sticker is jumping to €13 per month. Vienna is increasing the prices for public transport tickets and parking. Fares will rise by up to 30 percent. The annual ticket for Wiener Linien will cost 467 euros in the future instead of the previous 365 euros, although there is a discount for the digital version. Other tickets will…

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In the smartphone world, the end of summer means the launch of the new iPhone generation. As every year, Apple will present its iPhone models in September. This time, the event is eagerly awaited because an entirely new device is to be unveiled. Apple recently revealed the exact date of the presentation. It is set to take place on September 9. Leaked information has been trickling in for months, and countless leaks are haunting the internet. This already gives us a pretty concrete picture of what to expect from the…

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