Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
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| Partial eclipse | |
 Partial from Halifax, Canada, shortly after maximum | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 1.0405 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9376 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 61°06′N 77°06′W / 61.1°N 77.1°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:48:36 |
| References | |
| Saros | 149 (21 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9563 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on March 29, 2025,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9376.[2] A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
The partial eclipse was visible for parts of the northeastern United States, eastern Canada, Greenland, Europe, northwest Africa, and northwestern Russia.
Animated path
Gallery
West Midlands, England, 11:05 UTC
Hilden, Germany, 11:18 UTC
Berlin, Germany, 11:19 UTC
Lutkówka, Poland, 11:23 UTC
Klin, Russia, 11:49 UTC
Prague, Czech Republic, 11:50 UTC
Eclipse projection from Torquay, England
Projection on telescope from Ramsgate, England- Video of the eclipse from Brastad, Sweden
Animation from Belfort, France
Eclipse timing
Places experiencing partial eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bermuda | Hamilton | 07:10:52 (sunrise) | 07:13:24 | 07:49:32 | 0:39 | 49.30% | |||
 Portugal | Ponta Delgada | 08:18:19 | 09:15:28 | 10:16:42 | 1:58 | 48.63% | |||
 Canada | Halifax | 07:00:13 (sunrise) | 07:17:27 | 08:13:02 | 1:13 | 82.82% | |||
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | 07:29:24 (sunrise) | 08:21:14 | 09:19:04 | 1:50 | 83.25% | |||
 United States | Presque Isle | 06:16:45 (sunrise) | 06:21:20 | 07:16:11 | 0:59 | 85.44% | |||
 Morocco | Casablanca | 09:34:14 | 10:22:34 | 11:13:18 | 1:39 | 17.25% | |||
| Canada | St. John's | 06:57:51 | 07:53:04 | 08:51:52 | 1:54 | 82.59% | |||
| United States | Augusta | 06:25:12 (sunrise) | 06:28:53 | 07:11:37 | 0:46 | 69.40% | |||
| Portugal | Lisbon | 09:37:25 | 10:31:15 | 11:27:47 | 1:50 | 26.53% | |||
 Spain | Madrid | 10:48:51 | 11:40:17 | 12:33:44 | 1:45 | 20.59% | |||
| Canada | Kuujjuaq | 06:09:01 (sunrise) | 06:41:19 | 07:37:29 | 1:28 | 92.39% | |||
| Canada | Montreal | 06:39:38 (sunrise) | 06:42:42 | 07:13:39 | 0:34 | 46.81% | |||
| United States | New York City | 06:44:01 (sunrise) | 06:46:51 | 07:05:01 | 0:21 | 21.98% | |||
 Greenland | Nuuk | 07:57:21 | 08:54:05 | 09:53:09 | 1:56 | 87.45% | |||
 Ireland | Dublin | 10:01:36 | 11:00:25 | 12:01:02 | 1:59 | 41.26% | |||
| France | Paris | 11:08:54 | 12:02:05 | 12:56:28 | 1:48 | 23.48% | |||
 Isle of Man | Douglas | 10:04:52 | 11:03:21 | 12:03:25 | 1:59 | 39.89% | |||
 United Kingdom | London | 10:07:32 | 11:03:34 | 12:00:57 | 1:53 | 30.59% | |||
 Iceland | Reykjavík | 10:05:53 | 11:05:41 | 12:07:19 | 2:01 | 67.70% | |||
 Belgium | Brussels | 11:14:14 | 12:07:22 | 13:01:26 | 1:47 | 23.66% | |||
 Netherlands | Amsterdam | 11:16:26 | 12:10:09 | 13:04:44 | 1:48 | 25.19% | |||
 Faroe Islands | Tórshavn | 10:13:07 | 11:12:33 | 12:13:14 | 2:00 | 51.47% | |||
 Germany | Berlin | 11:32:30 | 12:19:48 | 13:07:19 | 1:35 | 15.24% | |||
 Denmark | Copenhagen | 11:31:31 | 12:22:27 | 13:13:34 | 1:42 | 21.14% | |||
 Norway | Oslo | 11:30:25 | 12:24:50 | 13:19:26 | 1:49 | 29.93% | |||
 Sweden | Stockholm | 11:40:57 | 12:31:14 | 13:21:20 | 1:40 | 21.64% | |||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Longyearbyen | 11:41:54 | 12:37:01 | 13:32:00 | 1:50 | 52.99% | |||
 Finland | Helsinki | 12:51:28 | 13:38:14 | 14:24:32 | 1:33 | 17.13% | |||
| Finland | Rovaniemi | 12:49:18 | 13:40:46 | 14:31:44 | 1:42 | 28.39% | |||
 Russia | Belushya Guba | 14:07:05 | 14:54:12 | 15:40:25 | 1:33 | 25.80% | |||
| References: [1] | |||||||||
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[5]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2025 March 29 at 08:51:52.5 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2025 March 29 at 10:48:36.1 UTC[2] |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2025 March 29 at 10:58:59.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2025 March 29 at 11:47:27.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2025 March 29 at 12:44:54.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.93760 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.93057 |
| Gamma | 1.04053[2] |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h33m03.1s |
| Sun Declination | +03°33'55.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h31m00.8s |
| Moon Declination | +04°29'34.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'39.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'07.8" |
| ΔT (which is TD – UT[6]) | 71.9 s[2] |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| March 14 Descending node (full moon) | March 29 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
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| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 123 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 149 |
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