A partial solar eclipse will be visible across 13 U.S. states on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Hector Knudsen via Getty Images)
The sunrise on Saturday, March 29, will look quite unusual from the northeastern coast of North America. With a deep partial solar eclipse already underway, a crescent moon will appear on the eastern horizon.
Thirteen U.S. states will see some form of solar eclipse on March 29, with the eclipse becoming more pronounced as you move northeast. The best views will be along the New England coast. In Maine, up to 86% of the sun's disk will be obscured at sunrise. New Hampshire and Massachusetts will see up to 57% and 55% eclipse, respectively. Boston will see 43% eclipse.
Elsewhere in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, the eclipse will be less noticeable. New York City will see a 21% eclipse, followed by Philadelphia (11%); Rochester, New York (8%); and Washington, D.C. (1.2%). While many observers across the region will be able to see a small eclipse as the sun rises higher in the eastern sky, the best views will be from coastal locations as far north as possible.
It is important to note that since this is a partial eclipse, observers MUST use protective eyewear at all times, whether certified solar eclipse glasses or a telescope equipped with a solar filter.
You also need clear lines of sight to the sunrise, which will be slightly to the east-northeast. You can use Time and Date and The Photographer's Ephemeris to find suitable locations.
“Double Sunrise”
Watching the sunrise during an eclipse is a rare opportunity, but some locations may see a “double sunrise,” where the silhouette of the moon makes the rising sun look like two separate “horns” emerging from the horizon.
This unusual phenomenon will be limited to northeastern Maine, southwestern New Brunswick, and eastern Quebec. Prime coastal viewing locations include Quoddy Head and South Lubec State Park in Maine; Forestville, Quebec; and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where an 83%-87% “double sunrise” eclipse will be visible.
Atlantic Canada will see a less eclipsed sunrise that will intensify shortly thereafter. Moncton, New Brunswick, will see 84%, with similar eclipses in Halifax, Nova Scotia (82%) and St. John's, Newfoundland (82%). Quebec City will see a 72% eclipsed sunrise, while Montreal and Ottawa, Ontario, will get 46% and 29%, respectively.
The eclipse will not be visible in Toronto. The point of maximum eclipse will be close to Akulivik, Nunavik, in northern Quebec, where the sunrise will be 91% eclipsed.
Iceland, Europe and Africa
Outside North America, the event will occur in mid-morning. Reykjavik, Iceland, will experience 67%, but the picture will be considerably less impressive in London (31%), Paris (24%), Madrid (20%), Berlin (15%), Vienna (6%) and Rome (2%). The coast of Morocco, from Tangier to Agadir, will see about 15%-18% of the sun's disk obscured.
The next solar eclipse, another partial one, will be on September 21, 2025, and will be visible from Antarctica, New Zealand, and the southwest Pacific Ocean. The next partial solar eclipse in North America will be on August 12, 2026 (and will be a total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland, Greenland
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