PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEChristchurch, New ZealandMonday 22 September 2025 · times in UTC+12
69.1%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite was taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changed, so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 15m. All times are local, in UTC+12.
06:03 MAX 07:08 08:18
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:26 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 06:03 | BELOW HORIZON4° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 07:08 | 8° E |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 08:18 | 20° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 8° above the horizon to the east — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Christchurch. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 69.1% at maximum. Daylight barely changed — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice. Anyone watching needed a filter; the remaining Sun was as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
This eclipse was partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passed above or below the planet entirely, so there was no path of totality to travel to, from Christchurch or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:19
- SUNSET
- 18:26
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 07m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:54
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 69.1%
- COORDINATES
- 43.532° S, 172.636° E
- SAROS
- 154 · no. 9
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7659
- GAMMA
- -1.0652
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM CHRISTCHURCH
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Christchurch has coming, soonest first.