Partial eclipse of sun, visible also from Romania

On Saturday, March 29, a partial eclipse of the Sun, an astrological phenomenon that can be seen in the west and northwest of our country, can be observed on the celestial

A eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, thus darkening the image of the sun for an observer on the ground. A partial eclipse of the sun takes place in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the shadow of the Moon does not reach the earth.

Saturday, March 29 can be observed above the North Pole, Western and North Europe and over North-West Africa and will take about four hours.

Although it will not darken the sky, it will still have to be followed with the help of protective devices, according to those from the Astronomical Observatory « Admiral Vasile Urseanu ».

Where can you be seen in Romania?

In Romania, it will be observed from the North-West counties (Arad, Bihor, Sălaj, Satu Mare, Maramureș, Cluj).

« Because we are on the edge of the shadow of the Moon, the eclipse will take very little, and the coverage of the sun will be of maximum 1%, in the regions of the northwest of the country.

The phenomenon starts around 1:00 pm, has the maximum around 13:20 and ends to a maximum of 20 minutes after it has the maximum ”, the source transmits.

The maximum coverage of the sun will be seen around the city of Satu Mare, with 0.84% ​​coverage.

Also there, the eclipse will have the longest, 39 minutes, according to the information published on the website.

The astrological phenomenon lasts less than an hour, and its maximum can be observed from: Arad, at 13.22; at Baia Mare, at 13.26; in Cluj-Napoca, at 13.25; in Oradea, at 13.23; at Satu Mare, at 13.26; In Timișoara, at 13.21.

Attention to the eyes!

According to those from the Astronomical Observatory « Admiral Vasile Urseanu » in Bucharest, those who have an astronomical instrument must be very cautious in observing the eclipse, because any wrong movement leads to blindness.

« The eclipse can be observed without astronomical instruments. You can look at the sun, safely, using a green, very dark welding filter.

The best filter is Mylar, which can be found at specialized astronomy stores. Eclipse glasses can also be used, but not sunglasses.

Looking at the sun you will see how the edge of the moon will reach its disc.

If you do not have special filters do not notice the eclipse through astronomical tools.

You can also use a safe method, the projection method. Behind the telescope or rear, at the eye, put a white cardboard or a white sheet. The disk of the sun will be designed on the sheet, where the eclipse can be observed by several viewers at once.

When using the projection method, no filter will be used. You can do projection through the rear or telescope ”, the source mentioned.

The partial Eclipse of Saturday will be the seventeenth of the 21st century and the first of this year

The Sun Eclipse of March 29, 2025 is part of a semester series that repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (one semester) at alternative nodes of the orbit.

It is also part of the Saros 149 cycle, which is repeated at about 18 years and 11 days; contains 71 events.

The eclipses of 2025

A total lunar eclipse on March 14th.

A partial eclipse of sun on March 29.

A total lunar eclipse on September 7.

A partial eclipse of sun on September 21.