Sky events 2025: solstices, equinoxes and eclipses
Dates and times of the 2025 solstices and equinoxes, solar and lunar eclipses, Earth’s perihelion and aphelion, and meteor shower peaks.
Times are shown for your time zone (America/New_York).
Sky events 2025: solstices, equinoxes and eclipses
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Quadrantids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Earth closest to the Sun (perihelion)
147,103,710 km
Earth’s orbit brings it nearest to the Sun.
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Total lunar eclipse
Visible from: Americas, Pacific, W Europe, W Africa
Earth’s shadow falls on the full Moon. Safe to watch with the naked eye.
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March equinox
Day and night are about equal everywhere; spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern.
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Partial solar eclipse
Visible from: NW Africa, Europe, N Russia
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
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Lyrids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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June solstice
Longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (summer solstice), shortest in the Southern.
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Earth farthest from the Sun (aphelion)
152,087,724 km
Earth is at its greatest distance from the Sun.
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Delta Aquariids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Perseids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Total lunar eclipse
Visible from: Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa
Earth’s shadow falls on the full Moon. Safe to watch with the naked eye.
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Partial solar eclipse
Visible from: New Zealand, Antarctica, S Pacific
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
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September equinox
Day and night are about equal; autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern.
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Draconids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Orionids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Leonids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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Geminids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.
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December solstice
Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (winter solstice), longest in the Southern.
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Ursids meteor shower peak
Best seen after midnight from a dark place, a night or two around the date.