Partial Solar Eclipse at the Bottom of the World Closes Out the Year’s Sun and Moon Spectacles

The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar eclipse next week.
Partial Solar Eclipse at the Bottom of the World Closes Out the Year’s Sun and Moon Spectacles
A view of a partial solar eclipse over St. Petersburg, Russia, on March 29, 2025. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar eclipse next week.

Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, obscuring a good portion of our star. The action unfolds on Monday local time Down Under, two weeks after a total lunar eclipse wowed Asia.