The March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse dazzled skywatchers across North America and Europe. Here are the best photos of the rare event.

A partial solar eclipse on Saturday will make it look as if the moon has taken a bite out of the sun over parts of North America, Greenland and Northern Europe.

Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire had some of the clearest skies - albeit with a few clouds - and many saw the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.

It wasn't quite the shows of the pair of total solar eclipses that graced large swaths of America in 2017 and 2024, but some early risers in New England were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning -- provided they got a lucky break in the clouds.

Skygazers across south-east England have been looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning. Kent, Surrey, Sussex had some of the clearest skies in the UK to watch the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

Skygazers across the UK – and in other parts of the world – are looking up to catch the astronomical spectacle.

Parts of the Northeast that managed to dodge the clouds were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning.