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Partial Solar Eclipse Today Marks 2025’s Final Solar Event Over Southern Skies

Livestreams offer remote viewing as experts stress certified solar filters for safe observation.

A view of a partial solar eclipse.
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A view of a partial solar eclipse over St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Those in southern New Zealand are in the best position to view the solar eclipse with as much as 70 per cent of the Sun’s surface covered. AP/PTI(AP04_08_2024_000288A)

Overview

  • The eclipse runs from 17:29 to 21:54 UTC (1:29 to 5:53 p.m. EDT), reaching maximum coverage around 19:41 UTC (3:41 p.m. EDT).
  • Best visibility spans parts of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and nearby Pacific and Atlantic regions, with up to about 85–86% of the Sun obscured in some locales.
  • India and most of the Northern Hemisphere, including the United States, will not see it because it occurs after sunset, though viewers can watch online.
  • TimeandDate and Space.com are streaming the event on YouTube from 18:00 UTC (2 p.m. EDT) with real-time views and expert commentary from partner observatories.
  • This is the last eclipse of 2025; upcoming events include an annular solar eclipse on February 17, 2026, a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, and India’s next visible solar eclipse on August 2, 2027.