PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEHalifax, CanadaSaturday 29 March 2025 · times in UTC-3
82.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite was taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changed, so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 1h 48m. All times are local, in UTC-3.
06:25 MAX 07:17 08:12
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 19:38 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 06:25 | BELOW HORIZON7° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 07:17 | 2° E |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 08:12 | 12° E |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 2° above the horizon to the east — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Halifax. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 82.8% at maximum. Daylight barely changed — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice. Anyone watching needed a filter; the remaining Sun was as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
This eclipse was partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passed above or below the planet entirely, so there was no path of totality to travel to, from Halifax or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:00
- SUNSET
- 19:38
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 38m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:07
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 82.8%
- COORDINATES
- 44.649° N, 63.576° W
- SAROS
- 149 · no. 17
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8565
- GAMMA
- 1.0404
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM HALIFAX
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Halifax has coming, soonest first.