Happy New Moon and Solar Eclipse in Gemini! This New Moon becomes exact at 6:53 AM New York Time (10:53 GMT) on Thursday, June 10, which is approximately 12 minutes after this ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse reaches its apex. It is called a ‘Ring of Fire’ because for those who are able to view the full eclipse (Russia and Northern Canada) will see a ring of the sun’s light around the dark moon at the eclipse’s apex.