Total Solar Eclipse on 20. Maaliskuu 2015

Astronomy: Same day as the March Equinox 2015

It's a Total Solar Eclipse in the Faroe Islands and Svalbard (Norway), and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa. The eclipse starts at 07:41 UTC and ends at 11:50 UTC.

Was this Total Solar Eclipse visible in Helsinki?

What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: Europe, North/West Asia, North/West Africa, East in North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred.

Event	UTC Time	Time in Helsinki*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin	20. maa, 07:40:54	20. maa, 09:40:54
First location to see the full eclipse begin	20. maa, 09:09:31	20. maa, 11:09:31
Maximum Eclipse	20. maa, 09:45:40	20. maa, 11:45:40
Last location to see the full eclipse end	20. maa, 10:21:24	20. maa, 12:21:24
Last location to see the partial eclipse end	20. maa, 11:50:12	20. maa, 13:50:12

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Helsinki are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Eclipses visible in Helsinki.

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on 8. maa – 9. maa 2016.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 4. Huhtikuu 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse

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