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Solar Eclipse - 20 March 2015

A partial solar eclipse occurred over the whole of Britain between about 0830-1030 on 20 March 2015. The next one of any consequence is on 12 August 2026 – it will be total across Iceland, the Atlantic and Spain, with a very large partial eclipse across Britain with western Ireland at around 95% eclipsed, falling to 83% in London.

A very useful website is LinkExternal link
This Wikipedia site is excellent – a click on any date of the future eclipses opens up a new page with full details and animation.
by M J Richardson

Created: Fri, 20 Mar 2015, Updated: Wed, 12 Aug 2026


48 images use this description: (all images taken in 2015)

NT2540 : Partial solar eclipse, Peebles (4) by Jim Barton
SD7807 : Partial Solar Eclipse, North Manchester 9.49am by David Dixon
NZ5712 : Spectators on Roseberry waiting for the eclipse by Mick Garratt
SJ9594 : Swains Valley pre-eclipse by Gerald England
SJ9594 : Before the eclipse by Gerald England
NG2249 : Solar eclipse / Dubhadh na grèine by Tiger
NY9369 : Partial eclipse of sun, St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield by Andrew Curtis
SH8076 : Effect of solar eclipse 2 @ 9.24 - Conwy Estuary by Richard Hoare
SU4786 : Eclipse at Diamond by Bill Nicholls
NT2540 : Partial solar eclipse, Peebles (3) by Jim Barton
NZ5810 : Solar Eclipse, Easby Moor by Mick Garratt
SO9096 : Eclipse time in Penn, Wolverhampton by Roger D Kidd
ST3087 : Photographing the solar eclipse, Newport by Robin Drayton
SH8076 : Effect of solar eclipse 4 @ 9.29 - Conwy Estuary by Richard Hoare
NO5017 : Sunny morning at St Andrews by Jackie Proven
NG2643 : Solar eclipse by Richard Dorrell
SK1761 : Eclipse in a pond by Peter Barr
SD4972 : Warton on eclipse day by Karl and Ali
NS3878 : Partial solar eclipse 2015 by Lairich Rig
SH8076 : Effect of solar eclipse 5 @ 9.33 - Conwy Estuary by Richard Hoare
SX9065 : Partial eclipse over Torquay by Derek Harper
SJ9594 : The eclipsed sun over the end of Garside Street by Gerald England
TA0953 : Eclipse near North Frodingham by Paul Harrop
TQ2081 : Solar PV output in eclipse behind cloud by David Hawgood
SD7807 : Partial Solar Eclipse, North Manchester 9.28am by David Dixon
NY9369 : Partial eclipse of sun, St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield by Andrew Curtis
SH8076 : Effect of solar eclipse 1 @ 9.21 - Conwy Estuary by Richard Hoare
NT2470 : Partial Solar Eclipse - 2015 [Edinburgh] by M J Richardson
SO9096 : Eclipse time in Penn, Wolverhampton by Roger D Kidd
SJ9594 : Eclipse shadows by Gerald England
SO7740 : Eclipse 09:43:31 in Upper Welland by Bob Embleton
SK5739 : Old Market Square eclipsed by Alan Murray-Rust
NT5838 : Lengthening Shadows Approaching The Eclipse by James T M Towill
SD1399 : Forest How, Eskdale by Peter Trimming
TA0953 : Eclipse over North Frodingham by Paul Harrop
NY9369 : Partial eclipse of sun, St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield by Andrew Curtis
NT2540 : Partial solar eclipse, Peebles (2) by Jim Barton
NT2540 : Partial solar eclipse, Peebles (1) by Jim Barton
ST8951 : Watching the partial eclipse at Bratton Camp by Doug Lee
SK1861 : Kenslow Knoll, solar eclipse, 20 March 2015 by Peter Barr
SK5739 : Old Market Square not eclipsed by Alan Murray-Rust
SJ9594 : Solar eclipse 9.08 am by Gerald England
SX9065 : Partial eclipse over Torquay by Derek Harper
SK6041 : The height of the eclipse by Alan Murray-Rust
SO9294 : Sedgley Eclipse by Gordon Griffiths
NG2149 : Loch Dunvegan under eclipsed sun by Tiger
SP3951 : Partial Solar Eclipse from Burton Dassett hills by David P Howard
SP3951 : View towards Magpie Hill by David P Howard


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