Overview
- The annular path crosses East Antarctica, with the eclipse beginning at 09:56 UTC, peaking at 12:12 UTC, and the ring lasting about 2 minutes 20 seconds.
- Partial views are expected from southern Argentina and Chile and from parts of southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.
- The event will not be visible in India or most of Asia, prompting guidance to watch via verified livestreams from space agencies and observatories.
- Experts advise ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses or properly filtered optics, with indirect methods like pinhole projection recommended over unaided eyes or unfiltered binoculars.
- Next up are a total lunar eclipse on March 3 visible across North America, East Asia and Australia, and a total solar eclipse on August 12 crossing Russia, Greenland, Iceland and Spain, with analysts noting a low-probability chance of aurora or Perseids during totality.