Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Eclipse visible in Longyearbyen – Mar 20, 2015 Total Solar Eclipse

The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like in Longyearbyen (weather permitting).

This total solar eclipse is fully visible in Longyearbyen. This is a rare and spectacular event that can only be experienced along a relatively narrow strip on the Earth's surface. The eclipse is also visible in other areas, but the Moon does not cover the Sun completely there.

More about the Mar 20, 2015 Total Solar Eclipse

Stages in eclipse

• Partial Eclipse just started
• Partial Eclipse in good progress
• Full Eclipse starts
• Maximum Eclipse
• Full Eclipse ends
• Partial Eclipse continues
• Partial Eclipse about to end

Local times for eclipse in Longyearbyen on Friday, March 20, 2015

Click on the Sun/Moon symbols in the column entitled “Looks like” to see what the eclipse looks like during the different phases of the event.

Event	Time in Longyearbyen	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Partial eclipse begins	Mar 20 at 10:12 AM	152°	10.3°		The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Full Eclipse begins	Mar 20 at 11:11 AM	167°	11.4°		The Sun becomes totally eclipsed.
Maximum Eclipse	Mar 20 at 11:12 AM	167°	11.4°		Moon is closest to the center.
Full Eclipse ends	Mar 20 at 11:13 AM	167°	11.4°		The total eclipse ends.
Partial Eclipse ends	Mar 20 at 12:12 PM	182°	11.7°		The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.

Other eclipses visible in Longyearbyen

Dates (Click link for path info)	Object	Type at max	Visibility in Longyearbyen	Looks like in Longyearbyen	Path of the eclipse
Jun 26, 2010	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Dec 21, 2010	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jun 1 / Jun 2, 2011	Solar	Partial	Partial
Jun 15 / Jun 16, 2011	Lunar	Total	Partial
Dec 10, 2011	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
May 21, 2012	Solar	Annular	Partial
Jun 4, 2012	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Nov 28, 2012	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Apr 25 / Apr 26, 2013	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Oct 18 / Oct 19, 2013	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Apr 15, 2014	Lunar	Total	Partial
Oct 8, 2014	Lunar	Total	Partial
Mar 20, 2015	Solar	Total	Total
Apr 4, 2015	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Sep 28, 2015	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Mar 23, 2016	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Sep 16, 2016	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Feb 10 / Feb 11, 2017	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Aug 7, 2017	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Jan 31, 2018	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jul 27 / Jul 28, 2018	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Aug 11, 2018	Solar	Partial	Partial
Jan 21, 2019	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jul 16 / Jul 17, 2019	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Jan 10, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Jun 5, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Jul 5, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Nov 30, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral

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