2025 Eclipse Best Viewing Locations. During the 2025 total solar eclipse. During the 2025 total eclipse, the sun will be in or near solar maximum, when the magnetic field is tangled up.
The eclipse will be at 50% of its peak coverage at 1:29:50 p.m. Here’s what the eclipse will look like in cities across north america, based on simulations that calculate the positions of the sun and the moon as seen from different locations on earth.