Partial solar eclipse: Sun to slip into dark mode during last eclipse of 2025

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The last solar eclipse of 2025 will occur on September 21, and it will be a partial solar eclipse, with up to 85% of the Sun appearing covered in the best viewing regions. The eclipse will begin at 10:59 PM IST, reach its maximum at 1:11 AM IST on September 22, and end at 3:23 AM IST.

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00:00Imagine this, the Sun, 400 times bigger than the Moon, looks exactly the same size in Askar

00:07because it's also 400 times further away.

00:10And when the Moon slips perfectly in front of the Sun, we get a solar eclipse.

00:14A cosmic shadow play that dims the day, cools the air and even confuses the birds.

00:20The last eclipse of 2025 is happening on 21st September.

00:24But here's the catch, it's a partial solar eclipse

00:27and up to 85% of the Sun will vanish in the Southern Hemisphere.

00:31If you are in Eastern Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica or nearby Pacific Islands, you are in luck.

00:37India, well not this time.

00:40But don't worry, Indian sky watchers, mark your calendars.

00:432nd August 2027, that's when the Sun will finally wear the Moon's shadow crown again over India.

00:51Every eclipse is the proof of the Universe's perfect choreography.

00:54A reminder that we are all part of something cosmic.

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