Overview

• The partial eclipse runs from about 17:29:43 UTC to 21:53:45 UTC, peaking near 19:41:59 UTC during a roughly 4.5-hour window.
• Direct viewing is confined to parts of New Zealand, the eastern fringe of Australia, Antarctica and broad swaths of the South Pacific and South Atlantic, with Time and Date estimating about 16.6 million people in the corridor and roughly 409,000 at the point of maximum.
• Peak obscuration reaches around 80% at the best sites, including Macquarie Island (~78–80%), New Zealand locations such as Invercargill and Christchurch (~61–73%) and Antarctic stations like Mario Zucchelli and McMurdo (~69–72%).
• Most of the Americas and Europe are outside the visibility zone, with Time and Date providing live coverage on YouTube starting about 30 minutes before the event begins.
• Safety guidance remains strict: never look at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses or properly fitted solar filters, and consider indirect projection methods for observation.