Solar eclipse 2025: When is it and the way to see it from UK and world wide at this time | EUROtoday

The first partial photo voltaic eclipse of 2025 will happen this weekend, passing over the UK and elements of the US, Europe and Africa.

On Saturday, 29 March, the Moon will go in entrance of the Sun for roughly two hours, starting shortly after 10am GMT.

For viewers within the UK, round a 3rd of the Sun will likely be coated, with these within the south of England seeing round 30 per cent protection, and folks in northern Scotland and Northern Ireland witnessing a 40 per cent partial photo voltaic eclipse.

The finest views of the celestial phenomenon will likely be within the north east of North America, because the Moon will cowl greater than 90 per cent of the Sun.

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A map produced by TimeandDate reveals that giant elements of Russia and North Africa will see a really small a part of the Sun coated in the course of the partial photo voltaic eclipse, with a tiny sliver of the Sun coated in South America.

Despite the Sun being partially coated, astronomers have warned hopeful sky gazers to make use of applicable tools to view the photo voltaic eclipse with a view to keep away from any eyesight harm.

“It’s actually essential to emphasize that though a 3rd of the Sun’s mild is gone – it is coated by the Moon at its peak – it is nonetheless actually harmful to have a look at,” said Dr Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical Society.

“You mustn’t have a look at it with the bare eye, you shouldn’t have a look at it with a telescope – except you’ve gotten the correct of filters.”

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Home-made contraptions, such as two pieces of paper fashioned into a projector using a pin, offer one of the best ways to view the passage of the Moon as it passes in front of the Sun.

Household objects like a kitchen colander also provide a way to create a makeshift projector, as the shape of the crescent Sun will appear in shadow after passing through the holes.

Eclipse glasses offer another way to look directly at the Sun, though they should have an official CE mark in order to ensure they are safe to use.

Current forecasts from the UK Met Office suggest that Saturday’s weather will provide a great opportunity to see the partial solar eclipse.

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The next partial solar eclipse of 2025 will take place on 21 September, however it will only be visible in New Zealand and Antarctica.

A total solar eclipse will take place next year, but will not be visible in the UK – people will have to wait until 2090 before one is visible again from Britain.

“That said, if you’re in Spain in 2026, there happens to be a total solar eclipse then,” mentioned Dr Massey.

“So my guess is an awful lot of people are going to see that. It’s going to happen in the evening as well, so you might even have the enjoyable vista of watching a total solar eclipse while enjoying that glass of sangria.”