Today, March 29, will be the first solar eclipse of 2025. This eclipse will be visible from many parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Its shadow will extend as far as the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
The second solar eclipse of 2025 will be on September 21. The second solar eclipse will be visible in the skies of the Pacific, Antarctica, and will also be visible in the skies of Australia and Antarctica.
This year, the first solar eclipse of the year is going to occur on Chaitra Amavasya.
The solar eclipse on March 29 will begin at 2:50 PM Bangladesh time. The eclipse will last until 6:46 PM.
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon, sun, and earth line up in a straight line and the moon's shadow blocks the sun's light from reaching the earth. The sun is either not visible from the area where the shadow falls, or a large part of the sun appears black.