There has been a going viral on the internet about a stunning total solar eclipse on August 2, 2025, which supposedly cursed some parts of the world into darkness for a few minutes. The rumor is untrue, and below are facts confirmed:
NASA and astronomers assure us that there is no solar eclipse scheduled for this day in 2025. The origin of the viral misinformation appears to be a confusion with another mass event scheduled in another year.
The next really enormous total solar eclipse occurs on August 2, 2027, and not 2025. It will be of record duration of as much as 6 minutes and 23 seconds at some locations and will be a total eclipse across North Africa, the Middle East, and the majority of Southern Europe. India will only experience a partial eclipse on this day.
And what of 2025?
There is only one serious eclipse in 2025 and it is the partial solar eclipse that will be on 21 Sep 2025 and will not be seen in India. There will be no total solar eclipse, no darkness, and no dramatic sky drama on 2 Aug 2025.
Solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and eclipses part or all of the light from the Sun only at new moon.
Four of them are significant
Total solar eclipse: When the moon eclipses whole Sun, revealing the solar corona.
Annular solar eclipse: When Moon is smaller than Sun and creates a "ring of fire."
Partial solar eclipse: When there is a partially eclipsed Sun.
Hybrid eclipse: That happens because Sudden change from total to annular along its path.
So basically the viral report of a total solar eclipse on Aug 2, 2025, is wrong.
The next major total solar eclipse is on Aug 2, 2027, so sky watchers should say informed.