Overview

• The eclipse runs from 17:29 to 21:53 UTC, with maximum coverage at 19:41 UTC, according to published schedules.
• Visibility is restricted to parts of New Zealand, eastern Australia, Pacific islands and sections of Antarctica, and it will not be seen from Brazil.
• Only about 0.2% of the global population can view it directly, with some southern sites seeing the Moon cover up to roughly 86% of the Sun.
• New Zealanders will catch the event around sunrise on September 22 local time, reflecting the timing shift across time zones.
• Looking ahead, NASA confirms a total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, with up to 6 minutes 22 seconds of totality along a path crossing Spain, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.