MARCH 20TH, 2015. #
there will be a solar eclipse in the following areas listed below follow the story line:
It's a Total Solar Eclipse in Svalbard (Norway) and the Faroe Islands, and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa The eclipse starts at 7:41am UTC. The maximum point (totality) begins at 09:45am UTC and will last for 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
A total solar eclipse will also be seen from United Kingdom (Sun
100% covered),
From Nigeria the Sun will be eclipsed to a maximum of 4%; the eclipse will not be total.
The globe to the right shows the path of the Moon's shadow across the Earth
during the eclipse. The shaded region within the red contour shows all of the
places where the Moon covers any part of the Sun's disk. Within this, white
contours show where the Moon covers 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% of the Sun. The
central white dot shows places where the Moon covers more than 98% of the Sun.
When the eclipse happens worldwide
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Lagos* |
|---|---|---|
| First location to see partial eclipse begin | 20 Mar, 07:41 | 20 Mar, 08:41 |
| First location to see full Eclipse begin | 20 Mar, 09:09 | 20 Mar, 10:09 |
| Maximum Eclipse | 20 Mar, 09:45 | 20 Mar, 10:45 |
| Last location to see full Eclipse end | 20 Mar, 10:22 | 20 Mar, 11:22 |
| Last location to see partial Eclipse end | 20 Mar, 11:50 | 20 Mar, 12:50 |
*
Local times shown do not refer to when the eclipse can be observed from
Lagos. Instead, they indicate the times when the eclipse begins, is at
its max, and ends, somewhere else on earth. The corresponding local
times are useful if you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam.
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