Watch live Solar Eclipse 2024 from Rapa Nui in Chile

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Watch the annual Solar Eclipse 2024 live from Rapa Nui in Chile.

The New Moon will pass in front of the Sun on Wednesday (2 October), forming a “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse across the southern tip of South America.

It will pass directly over Argentina, Chile and Easter Island, while a crescent-shaped partial solar eclipse will also be visible across a broader region, including Brazil, Fiji, Hawaii, Mexico and New Zealand.

The time of the partial eclipse is 15:42 UTC, while the annular solar eclipse begins at 16:50 UTC and ends at 20:39 UTC. The partial solar eclipse then comes to an end at 21:47 UTC.

Solar eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth line up just so. The moon casts a shadow that can partially or totally block the sun’s light.

During an annular eclipse, the moon obscures all but a ring-shaped sliver of the sun. That’s because the moon is at a point in its orbit that’s farther from Earth.