Eclipses 2025: 2 solar and 2 lunar
2025 has 4 eclipses: 2 of the Sun and 2 of the moon. The first is the total lunar eclipse of Friday, 14 March 2025 and the last falls on 21 September 2025. 2 of the 4 are total.
When is the next eclipse?
All 4 eclipses of 2025 have passed. The last was a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, 21 September 2025. Eclipses come in pairs about two weeks apart, because a solar eclipse at new moon and a lunar eclipse at the following or preceding full moon share the same alignment of the moon's orbit with the Earth and Sun.
How many eclipses are there in 2025?
4 in total: 2 solar and 2 lunar. A calendar year always carries at least four and can carry as many as seven, so 2025 sits at the quiet end of that range. The spread of types in 2025 is total, partial.
| Date | Weekday | Kind | Type | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2025 | Friday | Lunar | Total | the moon covers the Sun completely and the sky goes dark along a narrow track |
| 29 March 2025 | Saturday | Solar | Partial | only part of the disc is covered, and the effect is easy to miss without a filter |
| 7 September 2025 | Sunday | Lunar | Total | the moon covers the Sun completely and the sky goes dark along a narrow track |
| 21 September 2025 | Sunday | Solar | Partial | only part of the disc is covered, and the effect is easy to miss without a filter |
Why every eclipse lands on a new or full moon
A solar eclipse needs the moon between Earth and Sun, which is the definition of new moon. A lunar eclipse needs the Earth between Sun and moon, which is full moon. The reason there is not an eclipse every month is that the moon's orbit is tilted by about five degrees, so most new and full moons pass above or below the shadow. Only when a new or full moon coincides with the moon crossing the plane of Earth's orbit does an eclipse follow. The table below pairs each 2025 eclipse with the phase instant computed independently on the moon phases page.
| Eclipse date | Kind | Required phase | Phase instant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2025 | Lunar | Full Moon | 14 March 2025 at 06:54 UTC |
| 29 March 2025 | Solar | New Moon | 29 March 2025 at 10:57 UTC |
| 7 September 2025 | Lunar | Full Moon | 7 September 2025 at 18:08 UTC |
| 21 September 2025 | Solar | New Moon | 21 September 2025 at 19:53 UTC |
Where will the 2025 eclipses be visible?
This page gives dates and types, not tracks. Visibility depends on where the shadow falls, and the answer differs for every eclipse: a total solar eclipse is total only inside a path a couple of hundred kilometres wide, while the surrounding partial phase covers a far larger area. Lunar eclipses are easier, because anyone on the night side of the Earth at the time can see one without equipment. For the exact path of any eclipse listed here, work from the published circumstances rather than from a date alone.
Never look at a partially eclipsed Sun without a proper solar filter. The only safe moment for the unaided eye is totality itself, inside the narrow track, and even then only for as long as it lasts.
Questions
- How many eclipses are there in 2025?
- 4: 2 solar and 2 lunar.
- When is the first eclipse of 2025?
- Friday, 14 March 2025, a total lunar eclipse.
- Is there a total solar eclipse in 2025?
- No. The solar eclipses of 2025 are partial and partial.
- Can I see all of these?
- No. Each eclipse is visible only from part of the Earth, and a total solar eclipse only from a narrow track.
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