Overview

• Social-media claims of a once-in-a-century eclipse plunging Earth into six minutes of darkness on August 2, 2025 have been conclusively debunked by NASA and leading observatories.
• Official astronomical records confirm there will be no solar eclipse—partial or total—on that date.
• A partial solar eclipse is confirmed for September 21, 2025, visible from Pacific regions including Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand and Antarctica.
• The next total solar eclipse is scheduled for August 2, 2027, with its path of totality crossing southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East.
• Scientists note the 2027 event will deliver over six minutes of total darkness in select locations, making it one of the century’s longest total solar eclipses.