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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.
Images
Animated path
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 07:10:52 (sunrise) | 07:13:24 | 07:49:32 | 0:39 | 49.30% | ||||
| Ponta Delgada | 08:18:19 | 09:15:28 | 10:16:42 | 1:58 | 48.63% | ||||
| Halifax | 07:00:13 (sunrise) | 07:17:27 | 08:13:02 | 1:13 | 82.82% | ||||
| Saint-Pierre | 07:29:24 (sunrise) | 08:21:14 | 09:19:04 | 1:50 | 83.25% | ||||
| Presque Isle | 06:16:45 (sunrise) | 06:21:20 | 07:16:11 | 0:59 | 85.44% | ||||
| Casablanca | 09:34:14 | 10:22:34 | 11:13:18 | 1:39 | 17.25% | ||||
| St. John's | 06:57:51 | 07:53:04 | 08:51:52 | 1:54 | 82.59% | ||||
| Augusta | 06:25:12 (sunrise) | 06:28:53 | 07:11:37 | 0:46 | 69.40% | ||||
| Lisbon | 09:37:25 | 10:31:15 | 11:27:47 | 1:50 | 26.53% | ||||
| Madrid | 10:48:51 | 11:40:17 | 12:33:44 | 1:45 | 20.59% | ||||
| Kuujjuaq | 06:09:01 (sunrise) | 06:41:19 | 07:37:29 | 1:28 | 92.39% | ||||
| Montreal | 06:39:38 (sunrise) | 06:42:42 | 07:13:39 | 0:34 | 46.81% | ||||
| New York City | 06:44:01 (sunrise) | 06:46:51 | 07:05:01 | 0:21 | 21.98% | ||||
| Nuuk | 07:57:21 | 08:54:05 | 09:53:09 | 1:56 | 87.45% | ||||
| Dublin | 10:01:36 | 11:00:25 | 12:01:02 | 1:59 | 41.26% | ||||
| Paris | 11:08:54 | 12:02:05 | 12:56:28 | 1:48 | 23.48% | ||||
| Douglas | 10:04:52 | 11:03:21 | 12:03:25 | 1:59 | 39.89% | ||||
| London | 10:07:32 | 11:03:34 | 12:00:57 | 1:53 | 30.59% | ||||
| Reykjavík | 10:05:53 | 11:05:41 | 12:07:19 | 2:01 | 67.70% | ||||
| Brussels | 11:14:14 | 12:07:22 | 13:01:26 | 1:47 | 23.66% | ||||
| Amsterdam | 11:16:26 | 12:10:09 | 13:04:44 | 1:48 | 25.19% | ||||
| Tórshavn | 10:13:07 | 11:12:33 | 12:13:14 | 2:00 | 51.47% | ||||
| Berlin | 11:32:30 | 12:19:48 | 13:07:19 | 1:35 | 15.24% | ||||
| Copenhagen | 11:31:31 | 12:22:27 | 13:13:34 | 1:42 | 21.14% | ||||
| Oslo | 11:30:25 | 12:24:50 | 13:19:26 | 1:49 | 29.93% | ||||
| Stockholm | 11:40:57 | 12:31:14 | 13:21:20 | 1:40 | 21.64% | ||||
| Longyearbyen | 11:41:54 | 12:37:01 | 13:32:00 | 1:50 | 52.99% | ||||
| Helsinki | 12:51:28 | 13:38:14 | 14:24:32 | 1:33 | 17.13% | ||||
| Rovaniemi | 12:49:18 | 13:40:46 | 14:31:44 | 1:42 | 28.39% | ||||
| 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.[3]
| 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[4]) | 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) |
|---|---|
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 123 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 149 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2025
- A total lunar eclipse on March 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 29.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 7.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 21.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 2032
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
Solar Saros 149
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 29, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 29, 2112
References
- ^ "March 29, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Michael S. Kirk. "Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Heliophysics Science Division, Code 670 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
- ^ "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2025 Mar 29". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Michael S. Kirk (January 29, 2009). "Delta T (ΔT)". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Heliophysics Science Division, Code 670 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. Retrieved March 28, 2025.