Partial solar eclipse this October 25 visible from Spain

Oct. 21 () –

During the morning of Tuesday, October 25, it will be possible to observe a partial solar eclipse of very low magnitude from northeastern Spain.

The eclipse will be visible across much of Europe, northeastern Africa, and western Asia. It will start in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Iceland and end in the Indian Ocean. The total duration of the phenomenon will be 244 minutes (just over 4 hours). It can be followed live through the YouTube channel of the Greenwich Observatory.

As in this case, There are times when the Moon does not completely cover the Sun from any point on Earth, so for all observers the eclipse is partial.

In Spain, the eclipse will reach a maximum magnitude of 0.12 in Gerona, 0.10 in Barcelona and below 0.10 in the rest of Catalonia, Aragon, the Foral Community of Navarra, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Cantabria, the Principality of Asturias, the north of Castilla y León, the north of the Valencian Community and the islands Balearics. In Barcelona the eclipse will start at 11:33 (official time), the maximum will be at 12:07, when the magnitude will be 0.10, and will end at 12:42, with a duration of 69 minutes (just over a hour).

The maximum of the annular eclipse will occur at 11:00 UTC north of Nizhnevartovsk, in the Russian autonomous district of Khanty-Mansi. at that time the magnitude of the eclipse will be 0.86, reports the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

The last solar eclipse visible as a partial in Spain took place on June 10, 2021. The next one will only be seen in some Canary Islands, and with a very low magnitude (0.07), on October 14, 2023. While the partial eclipse of March 29, 2025 will be visible throughout Spain.

The next solar eclipse visible as a total in Spain will take place on August 12, 2026, followed by another on August 2 of the following year. Shortly after, on January 26, 2028, an annular eclipse will be seen in Spain.