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March 29, 2025 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Mar 29, 2025 at 12:37 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Began: Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 11:41 am
Maximum: Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 12:37 pm 0.616 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 1:32 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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March 29, 2025 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Longyearbyen

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Longyearbyen. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CET) for Longyearbyen.

Phase Time Event Direction Altitude

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Longyearbyen. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 29)

In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Longyearbyen

Eclipse Visibility From Longyearbyen Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jun 12, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Longyearbyen, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Longyearbyen

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