Lost in the glare of the sun on Sunday (Sept. 21), the new moon will rise without anyone in the Northern Hemisphere noticing. However, early birds in New Zealand and the South Pacific — and a handful of people (and millions of penguins) overwintering in Antarctica — will see a dramatic "crescent sunrise" as an eclipsed sun emerges from the horizon. It's as dramatic a sight as it's possible to see this side of a total solar eclipse.
Dubbed the "equinox eclipse," it will occur within the same 24 hours as September's equinox, the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward to bring spring to the Southern Hemisphere as autumn begins in the north.
