PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENuuk, GreenlandSaturday 29 March 2025 · times in UTC-2
87.4%
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 56m. All times are local, in UTC-2.
07:57 MAX 08:54 09:53
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 07:57 | 6° E |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:54 | 12° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 09:53 | 18° ESE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 12° above the horizon to the east, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Nuuk. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 87.4% 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 Nuuk or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:54
- SUNSET
- 20:10
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 16m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:59
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 87.4%
- COORDINATES
- 64.181° N, 51.694° W
- SAROS
- 149 · no. 17
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8922
- 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 NUUK
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Nuuk has coming, soonest first.