A partial sun eclipse will be visible this month of March 2025 in France. However, the sun will not be hidden in the same way depending on the region.
The sky has a new surprise in store for us this month of March. After the lunar eclipse, make way for another event not to be missed in France: a partial eclipse of the sun on Saturday March 29, 2025, visible throughout Europe. Only southern Italy, Greece and some Eastern European countries will not be able to enjoy the show. In France, the inhabitants of the different regions will not be housed in the same brand to observe it.
The French located in the northwest of France will be the most advantaged to observe it, unlike those in the Southeast. Indeed, the moon will mask 32.5% of the Sun In Brest in Finistère, while it will only mask 9.9 % of the surface of the sun in Nice, details Stelvision, a source of precious information on astronomy. In Paris, the sun will be hidden by the moon up to 23.5%, in Bordeaux up to 22%, in Biarritz up to 21.6%, in Perpignan up to 14.2%; in Dunkirk up to 26.7% and Strasbourg 16% …
Unlike the lunar eclipse, it will be imperative to be equipped with special glasses to observe it. In Finistère, events are organized specially for the occasion as at “The Kerzouar Observatory, in Saint-Renan, between 10 am and 2 pm” or “in the Cinéville car park, from 10:30 am” in Quimper, report our colleagues from Ouest France.
When does the next solar eclipse fall in France?
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: the March 29, 2025 Then the August 12, 2026. On Saturday March 29, it will be visible between 10:57 a.m. and 12:52 p.m. in Brest, while in Nice it will be possible to see it only from 11:16 a.m. until 12:42 p.m. Depending on your observation city, the schedule differs. This IMCCE page will be useful to you.
To observe a solar eclipse with the naked eye, it is imperative to wear special glasses. Classic sunglasses are not sufficient to protect the retina. During the eclipse, with the drop in brightness, pupils will tend to expand. As the sun reappears suddenly, lesions of the serious retina can occur. These burns are not painful, so it is necessary to be wary of it.
Types of the type watch 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 box, direct it towards the sun and observe the projected eclipse. Note that glasses to observe the safe eclipse are available for around 2 euros in certain opticians, pharmacies or specialized stores as a nature and discovery. It is also possible to buy them in shopping centers or order them on the internet.
What is a partial solar eclipse?
A partial eclipse of the sun takes place when the alignment earth-moon-sun is not perfect, when the moon passes slightly above or below the alignment-sun. The moon only hides a piece of the sun, which is not enough to completely darken the sky. “To start having a feeling of darkness in the sky, to perceive a kind of cold light, it takes at least 95% obscuration of the sun,” said Florent Deleflie, astronomer at the Paris Observatory. This astronomical phenomenon of partial sun eclipse, which occurs when the sun, the moon and the earth are imperfectly aligned, does not assum the sky and is observable only with protections adequate, under penalty of “irreversible retinal burns, “warns Florent Deleflie, from the Paris Observatory.
What is a total solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the earth, the moon and the sun are perfectly aligned in the same plane. The moon then projects its shadow on the earth, thus masking the sun, and plunging part of our planet in the dark the space of a few minutes.
The earth revolves around the sun in a plane called “Plan of the ecliptic”. The moon on its side revolves around the earth in another plane. Thus, at the new moonwhen our satellite is located between the earth and the sun, it is generally not aligned perfectly with them. This is why there is no solar eclipse with each new moon. Exceptionally, all the conditions are met: earth, moon and sun are aligned in this order in terms of the ecliptic. There is then a solar eclipse.
When will the next total solar eclipse take place in France?
Rarious phenomenon, a total solar eclipse occurs only when the sun, the moon and the earth are aligned perfectly. French amateurs of astronomy will have to be patient. The next total solar eclipse in France will take place the September 3, 2081followed closely by a second eclipse complete on September 29, 2090. In the meantime, it will still be possible to see the moon partially obscure the sun.