Eclipses & Transits Archives - The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young https://www.thesuntoday.org/category/eclipses-transits/ Space weather, solar missions, eclipses, transits Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:16:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 206818229 Partial Solar Eclipse — September 21, 2025 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/partial-solar-eclipse-sept-21-2025/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:45:39 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=23464 Partial Solar Eclipse — September 21, 2025

Visible in Australia, south Pacific, south Atlantic, New Zealand, Antarctica + ONLINE

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Total Lunar Eclipse on September 7-8, 2025 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/total-lunar-eclipse-sept-7-8-2025/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:06:51 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=23463 Total Lunar Eclipse on September 7-8, 2025

Visible in Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Partial views will be visible in parts of North and South America, as well as along the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, and in parts of the Arctic and Antarctica + ONLINE.

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Partial Solar Eclipse — March 29, 2025 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/partial-solar-eclipse-march-29-2025/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:59:36 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=22144 Partial Solar Eclipse — March 29, 2025

Visible in northern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, with some partial in Europe & NE USA, northern Russia, and parts of northwestern Africa.

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Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14, 2025 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/total-lunar-eclipse-march-13-14-2025/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:37:19 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=22132 Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14, 2025

The good news is that the eclipse will be visible across much of the world, including parts of North and South America, Europe, and Africa.

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The Mystical Experience of Witnessing a Lunar Eclipse https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/mystical-experience-lunar-eclipse/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:53:24 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=22160 The Mystical Experience of Witnessing a Lunar Eclipse

These myths and beliefs show how humans have always been intrigued by the night sky, and the lunar eclipse, in particular, has had a profound impact on storytelling, rituals, and culture.

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Annular Solar Eclipse — October 2, 2024 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/annular-solar-eclipse-october-2-2024/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:18:31 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=20946 Annular Solar Eclipse — October 2, 2024

Tuesday, October 2, 2024 · start - 15:43 UTC · maximum - 18:45 UTC · end - 21:47 UTC

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Partial Lunar Eclipse — September 17-18, 2024 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/partial-lunar-eclipse-september-17-2024/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:02:05 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=20822

Visible in the Americas, parts of Antarctica, the western Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern Polynesia.

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Our April 8, 2024 Eclipse Recap https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/april-8-2024-eclipse-recap/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:29:53 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=19837 April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

We viewed totality in Frederickburg, TX. We did see some partial eclipse & 1 minute, 16 seconds of totality through the clouds!

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7 Simple Ways To Enjoy a Partial Solar Eclipse https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/partial-solar-eclipse-tips/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:59:33 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=19806 A partial solar eclipse is seen from Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse is only visible to some people in Greenland, Northern Russia, and Canada. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

If you're not in the path of totality, or you are and want to fully enjoy the eclipse experience, here are some fun things that can only be done during a partial solar eclipse.

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — March 24-25, 2024 https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/penumbral-lunar-eclipse-march-24-25-2024/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:02:13 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=19733 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — March 24-25, 2024

The Worm full moon brings a lunar eclipse today during the night (4:53–9:32 UTC/GMT or 12:53 a.m.–5:32 a.m. ET) for those in Japan, the Americas, western Africa, western Europe, several oceans, and Antarctica.

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