Partial Solar Eclipse, 2025: Date, Where To See & Other Details About This Celestial Phenomenon

Just a mere two weeks after the mesmerising total lunar eclipse that graced our skies in mid-March, astronomy enthusiasts across the western Northern Hemisphere are preparing for another celestial treat! This time, it’s a partial solar eclipse! The eclipse will take place on March 29, 2025. Here are all of the other important details that you would need to know about this particular partial solar eclipse across the western Northern Hemisphere.

Partial Solar Eclipse: Date And Where To See This Event

This astronomical event occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth without completely blocking the Sun’s light. The result is a striking crescent-shaped Sun as the Moon casts its shadow upon our planet.

For a solar eclipse to materialise, three conditions must align: the Sun, Moon, and Earth must form a straight line. The Moon must be in its new phase, and the Moon’s shadow – comprising the dark umbra and lighter penumbra – must fall upon Earth.

According to Exploratorium, this partial eclipse is one of two such events occurring in 2025, with the second slated for September 21, 2025. The March eclipse will commence at approximately 4:50 am EDT, reaching its peak around 6:47 am EDT before concluding just before 8:43 am EDT.

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Other Important Details That You Would Need To Know

The eclipse’s visibility path is impressively extensive, rising over far eastern North America and setting in Siberia, Russia. Observers in northeast North America, Greenland, Western Europe, northwestern and north-central Russia, northwest Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic will witness at least a slight partial eclipse. Particularly fortunate skywatchers in certain regions may observe the Moon blocking up to 93% of the Sun’s face.

In the United States, primarily northeastern areas including New York, Boston and Augusta (Maine) stand the best chance of glimpsing this astronomical phenomenon, provided clear skies cooperate. For some observers, the partially eclipsed Sun will appear dramatically on the eastern horizon at sunrise.

While not as spectacular as the total solar eclipse that captivated North America in April 2024 or the “ring of fire” eclipse of October 2024, March’s partial solar eclipse nonetheless offers a remarkable opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts to witness the Moon’s dance across the Sun’s brilliant disc – a reminder of the cosmic ballet perpetually unfolding above our heads.

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