See the partial solar eclipse with Birmingham Astronomical Society

Name: See the partial solar eclipse with Birmingham Astronomical Society
Start: 2025-03-29T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-29T12:00:00+00:00
Location: Centenary Square - Birmingham

Saturday 29th March 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

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Centenary Square - Birmingham
Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EP, West Midlands

Astronomers from the Birmingham Astronomical Society will have special solar telescopes and solar glasses to help people observe the partial eclipse of the Sun safely from Centenary Square. Everyone welcome!

Please note that this has already taken place on 29/03/2025

Event organiser

Birmingham Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Birmingham Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Birmingham Astronomical Society
Twitter: @bas_uk
Facebook: Birmingham Astronomical Society

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.

Sat 29th Mar

New Moon

0 % illuminated

Dark from 19:52 to 04:29

Dark for 8h 36m

Local light pollution

Centenary Square - Birmingham is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.