New Partial Solar Eclipse on 25 October
This partial solar eclipse will be visible in the region covering Europe, the Middle East, north-eastern parts of Africa, Western Asia, the North Atlantic Ocean, North Indian Ocean.
Got a nice little event next week if we have clear skies, see below all the times across Scotland.
The moon will partially eclipse up to 82% of the Sun.
From the Scotland, the best time to see the eclipse will be from 10:00 BST until 12:00 BST.
| Location | Partial eclipse begins | Maximum eclipse | Partial eclipse ends |
| UK, Scotland | 10:08 a.m. | 10:59 a.m. | 11:51 a.m. |
A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. Sometimes the Moon only blocks part of the Sun’s light.
This is called a partial solar eclipse. Other times, the Moon blocks all the Sun’s light.
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
- Total eclipse: The sun is fully obscured by the moon.
- Partial eclipse: The moon doesn’t fully block the sun, so only a portion of the sun is obscured. Here, the moon appears to take a “bite” out of the sun.
- Annular eclipse: The moon is centred in front of the sun, but doesn’t cover the entirety of the surface (as seen in a total solar eclipse). A “ring of fire” shines around the moon.
- Hybrid eclipse: The rarest solar eclipse is a combination of a total and annular eclipse (sometimes known as an A-T eclipse) and is produced when the moon’s shadow moves across Earth, it starts as one type of eclipse and transitions to another.
Future solar eclipses
| Year | Date | Type of solar eclipse | Visible locations |
| 2023 | 20 April | Hybrid | SE Asia, E. Indies, Australia, Philippines. New Zealand. Hybrid: Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| 2023 | 14 October | Annular | N America, C. America, S. America |
| 2024 | 8 April | Total | N. America and C. America |
| 2024 | 2 October | Annular | Pacific, S. America |
| 2025 | 29 March | Partial | NW Africa, Europe, N Russia |
| 2025 | 21 September | Partial | S. Pacific, New Zealand, Antarctica |
| 2026 | 17 February | Annular | S. Argentina, Chile, S. Africa, Antarctica |
| 2026 | 12 August | Total | N. America, W. Africa, Europe |
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