A partial solar eclipse is coming. Here’s when it happens and how you can see it

Earth is about to host a partial solar eclipse on Sunday as the moon’s movement partially obscures the sun.

On Sept. 21, a partial solar eclipse will happen over part of Earth’s southern hemisphere, EarthSky wrote. The moon is expected to hide 85% of the sun during the peak moment of partial totality. The eclipse should last several hours, from 17:29 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or 1:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to 21:53 UTC, or 5:53 p.m. EDT.

This eclipse should be visible in New Zealand and in parts of Antarctica and Australia, according to Time and Date. The rest of the globe is not expected to see the partial eclipse.

Despite being a partial eclipse, it is recommended to use proper eclipse-viewing glasses to watch it safely.

For anyone who wants to see the eclipse, Time and Date will film a live stream on YouTube that begins at 12 p.m.

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A partial solar eclipse is coming. Here’s when it happens and how you can see it

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