Partial solar eclipse on 21 September 2025

Partial solar eclipse on 21 September 2025 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 21 September 2025

The eclipse stayed partial everywhere: the penumbra alone touched the planet. The visible region covered 15 countries in our catalogue. It was part of Saros series 154, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Shaded where the eclipse is visible; the deeper the colour, the stronger the eclipse there.

Date (UTC)
21 September 2025 — 19:41 UTC
Saros series
154
Gamma
-1.06510
Magnitude
0.8550
Max duration
Greatest eclipse point
-60.90°, 153.50°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9564

Where it will be visible

One row per country where the eclipse is visible.

Country Local type Start (UTC) Maximum (UTC) End (UTC)
American Samoa Partial 21 17:29 21 18:18 21 19:10
Australia Partial 21 17:51 21 19:08 21 20:09
Cook Islands Partial 21 17:37 21 18:35 21 19:38
Fiji Partial 21 17:30 21 18:22 21 19:18
French Polynesia Partial 21 17:49 21 18:35 21 19:24
New Caledonia Partial 21 17:38 21 18:30 21 19:26
New Zealand Partial 21 17:50 21 19:13 21 20:22
Niue Partial 21 17:31 21 18:26 21 19:26
Norfolk Island Partial 21 17:43 21 18:40 21 19:42
Samoa Partial 21 17:29 21 18:17 21 19:08
Tokelau Partial 21 17:31 21 18:10 21 18:52
Tonga Partial 21 17:32 21 18:28 21 19:30
Tuvalu Partial 21 17:32 21 18:09 21 18:48
Vanuatu Partial 21 17:35 21 18:23 21 19:15
Wallis & Futuna Partial 21 17:29 21 18:17 21 19:09

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 0
≥ 90% obscuration 0
≥ 80% obscuration 0
≥ 70% obscuration 218,800
≥ 60% obscuration 5,474,921
≥ 50% obscuration 13,810,761
≥ 40% obscuration 13,939,848
≥ 30% obscuration 14,099,334
≥ 20% obscuration 14,469,638
≥ 10% obscuration 14,510,045

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
21 September 2025 17:29 UTC
Greatest eclipse
21 September 2025 19:41 UTC
Last contact
21 September 2025 20:22 UTC
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)