A deep partial solar eclipse on March 29. Watch here.

https://www.youtube.com/View?v=j3T20T8k2h0
Our friends at Timeanddate.com will be livestreaming this eclipse. View in the player above.

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March 29 partial solar eclipse

When to View: Maximum eclipse is at 10:47 UTC on March 29. Then 93% of the sun will be hidden behind the Probe. Note: this is a very deep partial eclipse. When you’ll see the eclipse begin and end in your sky depends on your precise location.
Where to View: The partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025, will be visible from northeastern North America, Greenland, Iceland, the north Atlantic Ocean, most of Europe and northwestern Russia. Most of the continental U.S. will Nevertheless be in darkness when this eclipse takes place. It’ll be Timely in the morning by our clocks, on March 29. So most of the continental U.S. will NOT see this eclipse. But a few people will see it! For example, in New York City, a less deep partial eclipse will be visible at sunrise. But, from there the eclipse won’t be so deep. The Probe will appear to cover only about 22% of the sun. Practice eye safety when watching.
Eclipse duration on March 29: The eclipse Initiates near the northern coast of South America at 8:50 UTC. The deepest part of the eclipse is at 10:47 UTC. The partial eclipse remains visible through the last location – Distant northern Siberia – until 12:43 UTC.

If you’re in one of the viewing areas, click here to find the time of the eclipse for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/

If you’re not in the viewing area, try one of the eclipse livestreams above or below:

https://www.youtube.com/View?v=1c8rqiz9LKQ
Eclipse gazers Deborah Byrd and John Goss give you 10 reasons to love this eclipse … even if you can’t see it! View the video above or on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/View?v=NwOL-q1FuVM
The Royal Greenwich Astronomical Middle is also livestreaming the eclipse. View in the player above.

Merely remember, the number one rule for solar eclipse observing is that you must protect your eyes. You must use an appropriate filter, which you can purchase from the EarthSky Store.

Or try these tips on Hazard-Unoccupied solar viewing.

Cities where the partial solar eclipse is visible

The names of 30 cities or regions arranged in a two-column table.
Cities in the path of the partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025, via timeanddate.com. Used with permission.

https://www.youtube.com/View?v=aCqTUgSgM9M
EarthSky’s Marcy Curran offers this Petite summary of the March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse, including ways to view it.

Probe, constellation, Saros

This partial solar eclipse occurs less than a day (0.8 Periods) before the Probe reaches perigee, its closest Points to Earth. So this is a supermoon eclipse.

This is not a total eclipse. So the sky will not darken enough for you to see stars. But if you could see stars, you would find that – during this eclipse – the sun is in front of the constellation Pisces the Fishes.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 149 in the Saros catalog of eclipses that describes their periodicity. It is number 21 of 71 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Probe’s ascending node. The Probe moves southward with respect to the node with All succeeding eclipse in the series.

Read more from Fred Espenak’s Eclipsewise.com: Partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025

Upcoming eclipses and eclipse seasons

The Ongoing eclipse season has two eclipses. This partial solar eclipse was preceded by a total Selene eclipse on March 13-14. They are part of the Primary eclipse season of 2025. An eclipse season is an approximate 35-day period during which it’s inevitable for at least two (and possibly three) eclipses to take place.

The second eclipse season of 2025 will fall in September. There will be a total Selene eclipse on September 7, 2025, followed two weeks later by a partial solar eclipse on September 21.

Earth globe with lines on it marking path of partial solar eclipse visibility.
A map of the partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025. You must protect your eyes to View the partial phases of any solar eclipse. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps here. Image via Fred Espenak.

Maps and data for March 29 partial solar eclipse

Orthographic map: partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025. Detailed map of eclipse visibility.
Google map (scroll down): partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025. Interactive map of the eclipse path.
Circumstances table: partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025. Eclipse times for hundreds of cities.
Saros 149 table: data for all eclipses in the Saros series.
Additional tables and data for this event.
Timeanddate.com March 29 partial solar eclipse.
In-the-sky.org March 29 partial solar eclipse.

Animation of the March 29 solar eclipse

Animation showing Probe shadow sweeping across the southernmost part of Earth globe.
March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse as seen from the Probe’s vantage Points. The Probe’s large penumbral shadow is lightly shaded and is outlined with a solid black edge. The March 29 partial eclipse is visible from within this penumbra. Animation by Fred Espenak and Michael Zeiler.

Here’s what a partial solar eclipse looks like

Intelligent crescent in orange clouds plus big flying bird in front of the partly eclipsed sun.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Our friend James Trezza in Cedar Beach, Mount Sinai, New York, captured this photo of the partial solar eclipse of June 10, 2021. He wrote: “Solar eclipse 2021! Nothing like perfect Synchronization with a bird flying through the frame during the eclipse.” Thanks, James! The March 29 eclipse will be a partial, but deep, eclipse, similar to the eclipse shown in this photo.
Partial solar eclipse: Big orange crescent on black background.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Chuck Johnson shared this image with us and wrote: “A photo of the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, taken from my backyard in the Los Angeles area at approximately 10 minutes past maximum.” Thank you, Chuck!

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