Don’t miss it! The solar eclipse of March 29 will be a unique spectacle in North America, find out how and where to see it
Next week stargazers in the US will get a sight of the first solar eclipse of 2025 and it could be one of the best of the year.
Stargazers in the United States could be in for one of the best spectacles of the year next weekend when a solar eclipse will be visible from North America.
The last time a solar eclipse was seen from the US was in April 2024 and this month’s will be the first anywhere in 2025. The solar eclipse will take place on Saturday, March 29. It’s termed a ‘deep partial solar eclipse’ with up to 93% of the sun blocked out by the new moon. It’s a near - but not total - solar eclipse.
In the US the best place to watch the spectacle unfold will be in northern Maine, where around 85% of the effect will be visible from earth. In Washington DC, however, onlookers will only get around 1% of the full effect.
Some viewers in Maine, New Brunswick and Quebec will get a glimpse of the rare ‘Devil’s Horns' appear on the horizon as the largely-obscured sun forms two curved streaks in the sky.
What time will the solar eclipse happen?
LiveScience anticipates that the eclipse will be visible for about two across in the early hours of Saturday morning. The best time to watch will be between 4:50am and 8:43am ET (8:50am and 12:43 UTC).
Maine will be the best vantage spot in the United States but the pinnacle is in Akulivik, Quebec where the eclipse will be particularly pronounced. Experts expect that 93.1% of the sun will be obscured by the moon but the effect may not be quite as impressive for stargazers. The eclipse will take place around sunrise, meaning that it will only be possible to get the full effect from a high vantage point.
Further afield, the eclipse will also be visible across Europe, Greenland, Iceland and even parts of northwest Africa. Later on Saturday, people in northwestern areas of Russia will get a glimpse of the spectacle but it will be much less clear.
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