Solar eclipse of the century: On october 2, 2025, the sky will darken for over 6 minutes. It won’t happen again until 2114

A unique phenomenon in recent history

The 2027 eclipse will be one of the longest of the century : the totality phase, or the moment when the Moon completely obscures the Sun, will last 6 minutes and 23 seconds . This is an exceptional amount of time, considering that most total eclipses last only a few minutes.