Overview

• NASA and specialist outlets confirm a partial eclipse that begins at 17:29 UTC, peaks near 19:41 UTC and ends around 21:53 UTC, spanning roughly four and a half hours.
• Best visibility is in the far south, including Antarctica and areas south of New Zealand, with Macquarie Island seeing up to about 80% coverage and most of Australia seeing little to none.
• Time and Date estimates 16.6 million people in the eclipse’s footprint and about 409,000 near the point of maximum coverage.
• Direct viewing requires ISO 12312-2 certified solar filters or safe projection methods, as ordinary sunglasses and improvised materials do not protect eyes.
• For those outside the viewing zone, agencies and observatories plan livestreams, and coverage situates this event ahead of 2026 eclipses and NASA’s 2 Aug 2027 total eclipse projected to last about 6 minutes 22–23 seconds across parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.