SOLAR ECLIPSE. On Tuesday October 25, 2022, a partial solar eclipse will be visible throughout France. But it is in Strasbourg that the Moon will mask the Sun the most. In this article, you can find the time of observation of this phenomenon according to your region.
[Mis à jour le 22 octobre 2022 à 19h13] Tuesday, October 25, you will have to put on your glasses to observe the sky. In effect, a partial solar eclipsean astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the Moon is positioned imperfectly in front of the Sun, will be visible in France, but also in a large part of Europe, Western Asia and North-East Africa. The inhabitants of Strasbourg in eastern France will be the most spoiled by the spectacle of its appearance, according to forecasts by the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE), with an occultation rate of 19.5%.
The inhabitants of Pau, in the south-west of France, will on the other hand be the least spoiled, with a concealment rate of 3.5%. Do I have to wear specific glasses to observe it? In the absence of protection, “retinal burns can be irreversible”, warns Florent Delefie, of the Paris Observatory. What time does the astronomical event take place and what percentage of occultation according to the region of France in which you are located? What is a partial eclipse? Which protection to choose and where to buy it? Learn all about it in the file below.
The eclipse of Sun of October 25, 2022 will be partially visible in France. “The Moon will only hide 2.8% of the surface of the Sun in Biarritz while in Strasbourg, the covered surface will be 19%” informs the site Stelvision. Here is the percentage of occultation of the solar eclipse according to the city where you are (IMCCE data):
- Quimper : 6.2% occultation by the Moon.
- Bordeaux : 5.1% occultation by the Moon.
- Paris : 13.7% occultation by the Moon.
- Lille : 17.2% occultation by the Moon.
- Lyons : 11.8% occultation by the Moon
- Perpignan : 5.7% occultation by the Moon
- Strasbourg : 19.5% occultation by the Moon
- Nice : 11.7% occultation by the Moon
The solar eclipse will start south of Greenland, then pass north of Europe and end on the Asian continent, south of India. “In the north of the Scandinavian countries, the occultation of the Sun will reach up to 60%” explains Stelvision. On the other hand in Europe, Portugal and the south of Spain will not be able to take advantage of the spectacle.
The solar eclipse of Tuesday, October 25, 2022 will start at 10:58 a.m. Paris time (8:58 a.m. UTC) with an expected peak between 11:55 a.m. and 12:12 p.m. depending on the region of France. The eclipse will end at 3:02 p.m. French time. Here is what time you should observe it depending on the city where you are in France (IMCCE data):
- Quimper : start at 9:17 a.m., expected peak at 9:55 a.m.end at 10:35 a.m.
- Bordeaux : start at 9:23 a.m., expected peak at 10:01 a.m.end at 10:40 a.m.
- Paris : start at 9:12 a.m., expected peak at 10:02 a.m.end at 10:54 a.m.
- Lille : start at 9:09 a.m., expected peak at 10:02 a.m.ending at 10:57 a.m.
- Lyons : start at 9:18 a.m., expected peak at 10:07 a.m.end at 10:58 a.m.
- Perpignan : start at 9:27 a.m., expected peak at 10:07 a.m.end at 10:48 a.m.
- Strasbourg : start at 9:13 a.m., expected peak at 10:09 a.m.end at 11:07 a.m.
- Nice : start at 9:22 a.m., expected peak at 10:12 a.m.end at 11:04 a.m.
To observe the solar eclipse with the naked eye, it is imperative to wear special glasses. Conventional sunglasses are not sufficient to protect the retina. During the eclipse, with the decrease in luminosity, the pupils will tend to dilate. When the sun suddenly reappears, serious retinal damage can occur. These burns are not painful, so special care should be taken.
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Tricks like looking at the eclipse through a CD or through smoked glass are not effective. To protect your eyes and make the most of the eclipse, go to an astronomy club where you can observe the eclipse indirectly by projection. The simplest solution: make a small hole in a piece of cardboard, direct it towards the sun and observe the projected eclipse. Be aware that glasses allowing you to observe the eclipse without danger are available for around 2 euros. It is also possible to buy them in shopping centers or in stores such as Nature et Découverte, or to order them on the Internet.
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A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun are perfectly aligned in the same plane. The Moon then casts its shadow on the Earth, thus masking the Sun, and plunging part of our planet in the dark for a few minutes. If the alignment is not perfect, when the Moon passes slightly above or below the Earth-Sun alignment, then we speak of a partial solar eclipse.
The Earth revolves around the Sun in a plane called the “plane of the ecliptic”. The Moon on its side revolves around the Earth in another plane. So at new moon, when our satellite is located between the Earth and the Sun, it is usually not perfectly aligned with them. This is why there is no solar eclipse every new moon. Exceptionally, all the conditions are met: Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned in this order on the plane of the ecliptic. A solar eclipse then occurs.
On Saturday April 30, 2022, a solar eclipse was visible only from Antarctica, the Pacific and South America. The French were able to observe it only from the NASA YouTube channel. On December 4, 2021, a similar solar eclipse occurred, dDiscover the phenomenon in pictures:
Find all the dates of the next total solar eclipses in the world, but also partial and annular ones in France, in our file below.
The next solar eclipses visible from France will be partial. A partial eclipse shows only part of the Sun obscured by the Moon. They will be visible in France on the following dates:
- October 25, 2022
- March 29, 2025
- August 12, 2026
The previous solar eclipse in France dates back to June 10, 2021. Did the French have the chance to observe a thin ring of the Sun covered by the black disc of the Moon? In metropolitan France, the eclipse presented the sun only masked from 0.2 to 17.8% by the Moon.
An extremely rare phenomenon, a total solar eclipse only occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are perfectly aligned. A total solar eclipse will not occur until September 3, 2081 in France. French astronomy enthusiasts will have to be patient… More precisely on September 3, 2081, followed by a second complete eclipse on September 29, 2090. In the meantime, it will still be possible to see the Moon partially occult the Sun.
If you want to enjoy the spectacle of a total solar eclipse in Europe, you will have two chances to see one… In 6 years! On August 12, 2026 turn first, darkness will cover northern Spain and parts of Iceland. This total solar eclipse will only be partially visible in France. The following year, on August 2, 2027, a second total eclipse will be visible in the far south of Spain. If you stay in France, you can still enjoy a very beautiful partial eclipse.
Between the partial and total eclipse, the annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and the Moon are perfectly aligned with the Earth but the apparent size of the Moon is slightly smaller than that of the Sun. This then forms a bright ring surrounding the lunar disk. The next annular eclipses will be completely visible from France on the following dates: November 5, 2059 then February 27, 2082.