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Final Solar Eclipse of 2025 Is Sunday, a Partial Event Limited to the Southern Hemisphere

Viewers can expect up to 86% coverage at peak, with precise local times and safe-viewing guidance available from NASA, Space.com and TimeandDate.

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Stained glass window featuring (possibly) the Archangel Raphael who is said to guard travelers. La Rabida Monastery, Palos de la Frontera, Huelva Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. The monastery was founded in 1261. It is remembered now as the place Christopher Columbus visited when planning his epic voyage. (Photo by: Ken Welsh/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Visibility is confined to eastern Australia, New Zealand, parts of Antarctica and several Pacific islands, and it will not be seen across India, most of Asia, Europe, Africa or the U.S.
  • Peak obscuration reaches about 85–86% (magnitude ≈0.855) in the best locations, with New Zealand’s southern regions near the top of that range.
  • Published timings include a start at 10:59 p.m. IST on Sept. 21, maximum at 1:11 a.m. IST on Sept. 22 and end at 3:23 a.m. IST, with general guidance of about 1:29 p.m. ET start and a mid‑afternoon ET maximum depending on location.
  • Proper eye protection is essential where visible, with ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses and solar filters required for cameras, binoculars and telescopes, and reputable livestreams available for those outside the path.
  • In India the eclipse coincides with the last day of Pitru Paksha; because it is not visible there, outlets note that formal sutak rules typically do not apply.