PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEWellington, New ZealandMonday 22 September 2025 · times in UTC+12
66.2%
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 16m. All times are local, in UTC+12.
05:59 MAX 07:04 08:14
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:17 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 05:59 | BELOW HORIZON3° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 07:04 | 9° E |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 08:14 | 22° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 9° 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 Wellington. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 66.2% 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 Wellington or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:10
- SUNSET
- 18:17
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 07m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:44
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 66.2%
- COORDINATES
- 41.286° S, 174.776° E
- SAROS
- 154 · no. 9
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7416
- 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 WELLINGTON
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Wellington has coming, soonest first.