A viral claim circulating online suggests that the world will plunge into six minutes of total darkness on 2 August 2025 due to a solar eclipse. The rumour, widely shared on social media and video platforms, has raised questions among the public.
However, according to NASA and multiple astronomers, there is no total solar eclipse scheduled for that date, and the idea of a global blackout is entirely false. In reality, two partial solar eclipses will occur in 2025, on 29 March and 21 September, with visibility limited to specific regions.
