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Eclipses are one of the most fascinating phenomena to witness. In 2024, we experienced a total solar eclipse, and in 2025, we will have partial solar eclipses. This happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun. However, it does not move fully in front of it, causing a crescent-like shape.
2025 is also a year for lunar eclipses. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth to cast a shadow on the Moon. Check out the list of the full moons we will be witnessing in 2025.
Solar eclipses in 2025:
We will experience two partial solar eclipses this year. The first one will take place during the first semester of the year on March 29, and another one during the second semester of the year on September 21, 2025. Both will be visible in different parts of the world.
- March 29, 2025: The timings for the eclipse will be between 8:50 AM and 12:43 PM UTC. This partial eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe, northern Asia, north and west Africa, northern parts of South America, and the majority of North America, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, D.C., and West Virginia.
- September 21, 2025: The eclipse will be visible between 5:29 PM to 9:53 PM UTC. This second partial solar eclipse only be visible from parts of eastern Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Antarctica, and parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Lunar eclipses in 2025:
We will experience two total lunar eclipses this upcoming year, with the first happening between March 13 to March 14, and the second taking place between September 7 to September 8.
- March 13, 2025: This lunar eclipse will be visible between March 13 to March 14 in parts of Europe, much of Asia, a large part of Australia, much of Africa, and parts of North America, South America, the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Antarctica.
- September 7, 2025: This lunar eclipse will be visible between September 7 to September 8 in Europe, mainly in Lisbon, Portugal. Asia, Australia, and Africa, West in North America, mainly Hawaii in the United States. East in South America, mainly Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, and Antarctica.
Total solar eclipses:
When it comes to total solar eclipses, we will only see them again in 2027, with only parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean in the path. It will be visible in North America as a partial eclipse.
Eclipse eye safety:
If you plan on watching an eclipse, make sure you watch the sun through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer during the partial eclipse phases before and after totality.
The only time you can safely see it, briefly, without eye protection is when the moon completely obscures the sun. When the sun starts to reappear, it will be time to put your eclipse glasses back on.