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Partial Solar Eclipse on Sept. 21–22 Will Be Visible From New Zealand, Eastern Australia and Antarctica

The year’s final solar eclipse will cover up to 86% of the Sun in peak regions with agencies urging certified eye protection.

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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

  • The eclipse runs from 10:59 pm IST on Sept. 21 to 3:23 am IST on Sept. 22 (1:29 pm to 5:53 pm EDT), reaching maximum at about 1:11 am IST (3:41 pm EDT).
  • Viewing will favor the Southern Hemisphere, including New Zealand, eastern Australia, Antarctica and Pacific islands, and it will not be visible in India, Pakistan, the United States or most of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Peak obscuration will reach roughly 85–86% in optimal areas, with New Zealand seeing a crescent Sun at sunrise and Antarctica getting the deepest coverage.
  • NASA and observatories stress not to look at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses or properly filtered optics; ordinary sunglasses are unsafe.
  • This is the last solar eclipse of 2025, with the next solar events due in 2026—an annular eclipse in February and a major total eclipse in August.