20 October 2022

eclipse season 2022

As 2022 draws to an end it feels like time is speeding up for us. The final solar eclipse of 2022 is coming fast. It's a partial eclipse (the sun won't go completely dark) visible in parts of Asia, Africa and Europe on Tuesday. 

a partial solar eclipse, 2012 (image by Phillip Jones)

The new moon and partial solar eclipse in Scorpio will occur on October 25, 2022. This potent Scorpio energy provides the chance to make important changes in our lives that will benefit us well beyond this Moon cycle.

Solar eclipses occurred at approximately the same degree as this October 2022 eclipse on October 25, 2014, and October 24, 1995. It might help to think back to these periods and consider the themes in our lives then in order to get a better understanding of what the current eclipse series might mean for us.

Jupiter & moon eclipse (image by Andrew McCarthy)

Viewing the eclipse in person depends on your location, timing and weather (keep your fingers crossed for clear skies). If you're in the eclipse path, plug your location into Timeanddate's eclipse lookup feature or check out the interactive eclipse map to get your viewing time.

The Virtual Telescope Project will host an eclipse livestream starting at 2 a.m. PT on Oct. 25. That might not be the best timing for people in the US, but you can always check out the rerun later.

This is the second and last solar eclipse of 2022 following another partial eclipse back in April. There's still a total lunar eclipse early November, but you'll have to wait until April 2023 for the next time the moon comes in front of the sun.

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