Eclipses 2025
2025 has 4 eclipses: 2 solar (partial on 29 March, partial on 21 September) and 2 lunar (total on 14 March, total on 7 September). Times are in America/New York.
| Eclipse | Greatest eclipse | Sign (Western) | Sign (Vedic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total lunar eclipseUmbral magnitude 1.179 | Friday, 14 March 202502:58 | Virgo | Leo |
| Partial solar eclipseMagnitude 0.942 | Saturday, 29 March 202506:47 | Aries | Pisces |
| Total lunar eclipseUmbral magnitude 1.362 | Sunday, 7 September 202514:11 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| Partial solar eclipseMagnitude 0.859 | Sunday, 21 September 202515:41 | Virgo | Virgo |
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Total lunar eclipse, 14 March 2025
Greatest eclipse at 02:58 America/New York on Friday, 14 March 2025. The Moon is in Virgo in the Western zodiac and Leo in the Vedic zodiac. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Partial solar eclipse, 29 March 2025
Greatest eclipse at 06:47 America/New York on Saturday, 29 March 2025. The Sun and Moon are in Aries in the Western zodiac and Pisces in the Vedic zodiac. Never look at the Sun directly without certified eclipse glasses.
Total lunar eclipse, 7 September 2025
Greatest eclipse at 14:11 America/New York on Sunday, 7 September 2025. The Moon is in Pisces in the Western zodiac and Aquarius in the Vedic zodiac. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Partial solar eclipse, 21 September 2025
Greatest eclipse at 15:41 America/New York on Sunday, 21 September 2025. The Sun and Moon are in Virgo in the Western zodiac and Virgo in the Vedic zodiac. Never look at the Sun directly without certified eclipse glasses.
Types of eclipse explained
- Total solar eclipse
- The Moon covers the whole Sun along a narrow path, where the sky darkens and the corona appears for a few minutes.
- Annular solar eclipse
- The Moon is near its farthest from Earth and looks slightly smaller than the Sun, leaving a bright ring.
- Hybrid solar eclipse
- Total along part of the path and annular along the rest, because the Earth’s curve brings some places closer to the Moon’s shadow.
- Partial solar eclipse
- The Moon covers only part of the Sun everywhere it is seen. Every solar eclipse is partial outside its central path.
- Total lunar eclipse
- The whole Moon passes through Earth’s dark central shadow (umbra) and often turns red from sunlight bent through our atmosphere.
- Partial lunar eclipse
- Part of the Moon enters the umbra and looks dark or bitten.
- Penumbral lunar eclipse
- The Moon passes only through Earth’s faint outer shadow, a subtle dimming that is easy to miss.
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