• Total solar eclipse of March 9, 2016

    A total solar eclipse will take place on March 9, 2016, with the greatest eclipse at 01:58 UTC. On the same day, the Moon will reach lunar perigee – its closest point to the Earth, supermoon – and will thus create a stronger effect on Earth's oceans. The eclipse…

  • Total solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 as seen from Svalbard, Arctic Ocean

    This video of March 20, 2015 total solar eclipse was made by eclipse-chaser Nick James who was in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, for the event."The weather was perfect and the corona was amazing in a very transparent deep blue sky," James said."There were intere

  • Supermoon, total solar eclipse and March equinox on March 20, 2015

    ​A supermoon, total solar eclipse and March equinox will all occur during March 20, 2015. The Moon will turn new at 09:36 UTC which is about 13.5 hours after reaching its closest point to our planet (lunar perigee) and will thus appear larger in size and have a larger