| Global Event: | Partial Solar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Solar Eclipse, in Samoa Islands |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 6:30 am |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 7:17 am 0.282 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:09 am |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 40 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 21, 2025 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Samoa Islands
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.
| Phase | Time | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.
Where the Eclipse Was Seen
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Cloud Coverage (Sep 21)
In the past, this day was cloudy 56% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Samoa Islands
| Eclipse Visibility From Samoa Islands | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Samoa Islands, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Samoa Islands