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21 September 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Australia, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Hong Kong*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin21 Sep, 17:29:4322 Sep, 01:29:43
Maximum Eclipse21 Sep, 19:41:5922 Sep, 03:41:59
Last location to see the partial eclipse end21 Sep, 21:53:4522 Sep, 05:53:45

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Hong Kong.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Hong Kong

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on 14 Jan 2029

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:29 SST08:12 SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
04:49 DDUT18:53 CLST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:13 07:36
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:32 CKT09:41 CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:42 FJT08:27 TOT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:41 TAHT10:04 TAHT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:38 PHOT08:56 LINT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:24 NCT06:27 NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:41 NZST08:36 NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:31 NUT08:26 NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:37 NFT06:43 NFT
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:29 WST08:09 WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:34 SBT06:00 SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:31 TKT07:52 TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:30 TOT08:33 TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:50 TVT06:52 TVT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:30 VUT06:22 VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:34 WFT07:08 WFT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse16,600,0000.20%
At least 10% partial7,000,0000.09%
At least 20% partial6,540,0000.08%
At least 30% partial5,310,0000.06%
At least 40% partial4,990,0000.06%
At least 50% partial4,990,0000.06%
At least 60% partial4,820,0000.06%
At least 70% partial409,0000.004%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 7 September 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse