A partial solar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, October 25 and will be visible in the northern hemisphere - Africa, Asia and Europe, including Greece, starting shortly after noon. The next solar eclipse that will be visible from Greece will be in 2027.
The maximum phase of the eclipse will be observed in Central Russia and Western Siberia, where the Moon will cover about 85% of the solar disk. In central Greece and Athens the duration of the eclipse will be approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.
It will start at 12:36 pm, the maximum coverage of the solar disk (almost 38%, a percentage that will reach 46% in the north-eastern border of the country) will occur at 13:43 and the phenomenon will end at 14:51. In Thessaloniki the partial eclipse will start at 12:30, peak at 13:38 and end at 14:46.
A partial eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, covering only part of our star. Even then, the eclipse cannot be safely observed directly with the naked eye (there is a risk of serious damage), but through binoculars or a telescope with a special solar filter.
A total lunar eclipse will follow on November 7, which will be the last total eclipse of 2022. In 2023 there will be four eclipses: a total solar eclipse on April 20, a lunar eclipse on May 5-6, an annular solar eclipse on October 14 and a partial lunar on October 28-29.
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow down onto our planet.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon completely blocks the Sun's disk, momentarily plunging a portion of the Earth into complete darkness.
However Tuesday's eclipse is only partial, and the "Moon's shadow will not touch the surface of the Earth at any point," the Paris Observatory said in a statement.
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