Stargazers worldwide are preparing for the last solar eclipse of 2025, scheduled for Sunday night (Indian time). This will be a partial solar eclipse.The eclipse will not be visible from India. Observers in parts of Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean will witness the phenomenon.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow and blocking sunlight. During a partial eclipse, only 85% of the Sun will be covered.The event will start at 10:59 p.m. (Indian time) on Sunday, peak at 1:11 a.m. on Monday, and end at 3:23 a.m. (Indian time).
This is the second and last eclipse of 2025. Earlier this year, a total lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon, was observed globally. 2025 had four eclipses: two solar and two lunar.The eclipse will occur a day before the autumnal equinox, the official start of fall in the northern hemisphere on September 22. Day and night will be nearly equal as the Sun is above the equator.The next solar eclipses are scheduled for February 17 and August 12, 2026. India will get to witness a solar eclipse in August 2027.
