Total solar eclipse

Total solar eclipse over South Africa and Australia: November 25, 2030

Monday, November 25, 2030, 06:50

The umbra crosses Botswana, South Africa and southern Australia.

Where it can be seen

London: not visible. Edinburgh: not visible. Dublin: not visible.

Facts

Saros series: 133 (46 of 72)
Duration of totality: 3 minutes 44 seconds
Path: Botswana, South Africa, Australia

Source: Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com · timeanddate.de. Times for Europe/London.

The day in the planting calendar

This is how November 25, 2030 looks in the biodynamic planting calendar, calculated for the Europe/London time zone.

Day type: Leaf day
Moon in the constellation: Scorpio
Moon phase: New Moon
Moon’s path: descending

Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, herbs — everything grown for its leaves.

Unfavourable times on this day

Eclipse: 04:17–09:24
Lunar node: 08:48–18:18
Perigee (Moon closest to Earth): 09:11–24:00
Occultation of Jupiter: 11:47–15:28
Occultation of Venus: 20:16–00:00

The days before and after

If you want to move the work, here are the neighbouring days with day type and constellation.

Friday, November 22, 2030Root day(Virgo)
Saturday, November 23, 2030Root day(Virgo)
Sunday, November 24, 2030Flower day(Libra)
Tuesday, November 26, 2030Leaf day(Scorpio, with an unfavourable time)
Wednesday, November 27, 2030Fruit day(Sagittarius)
Thursday, November 28, 2030Fruit day(Sagittarius)

What it means for sowing and planting

In the biodynamic calendar a solar eclipse is an unfavourable time. Its whole duration is blocked, from first to last contact anywhere on Earth, even if only part of it can be seen from where you live. No sowing and no planting during that time. Before and after, the day type applies as on any other day. A solar eclipse always falls on a new moon: the Moon stands in front of the same constellation as the Sun.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sow and plant on November 25, 2030?

The Moon stands mostly in front of Scorpio; it is a leaf day. Unfavourable: Eclipse 04:17–09:24; Lunar node 08:48–18:18; Perigee (Moon closest to Earth) 09:11–24:00; Occultation of Jupiter 11:47–15:28; Occultation of Venus 20:16–00:00. Outside that time the day suits everything that belongs to a leaf day. Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, herbs — everything grown for its leaves.

When is the next event of this kind?

There is no further event of this kind in our data up to the end of 2030.

Can it be seen from the UK and Ireland?