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October 25, 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse

This is the second partial solar eclipse of 2022. It is visible from most of Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and western parts of Asia.

Is this Partial Solar Eclipse visible in San Francisco?

What the Eclipse Will Look Like Near the Maximum Point

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: Europe, South/West Asia, North/East Africa, Atlantic.

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Is this eclipse visible in San Francisco?

Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.

EventUTC TimeTime in San Francisco*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 25 at 08:58:21Oct 25 at 1:58:21 am
Maximum EclipseOct 25 at 11:00:16Oct 25 at 4:00:16 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 25 at 13:02:11Oct 25 at 6:02:11 am

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for San Francisco are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Eclipses visible in San Francisco.

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Mar 29, 2025.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse