PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMcMurdo, AntarcticaMonday 22 September 2025 · times in UTC+12
69.2%
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 12m. All times are local, in UTC+12.
07:11 MAX 08:16 09:23
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 07:11 | 1° E |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:16 | 4° ENE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 09:23 | 7° NE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 4° 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 McMurdo. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 69.2% 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 McMurdo or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:37
- SUNSET
- 18:58
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 21m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:41
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 69.2%
- COORDINATES
- 77.846° S, 166.676° E
- SAROS
- 154 · no. 9
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7670
- 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 MCMURDO
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over McMurdo has coming, soonest first.