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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• An upcoming eclipse will cause a Blood Moon to glow in the night sky

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