Overview

• The eclipse spans roughly 5 hours 30 minutes in total, with full coverage around 17:30–18:52 UTC and peak near 18:52 UTC.
• Viewing favors Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with partial visibility along the eastern edge of South America and the western edge of North America.
• Local visibility will vary by longitude; Mexico, for example, falls outside the viewing zone and will need livestreams to follow the event.
• The reddish hue occurs as Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light and bends red-orange sunlight into the Moon during totality.
• A separate partial solar eclipse is expected later in September over the southern Pacific, especially Australia and New Zealand, and must be viewed only with certified solar filters; Saturn reaches opposition on September 21 for optimal viewing.