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<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>Astronomy Picture of the Day </title>  <meta name="orgcode" content="661"> <meta name="rno" content="amber.n.straughn"> <meta name="content-owner" content="Jerry.T.Bonnell.1"> <meta name="webmaster" content="Stephen.F.Fantasia.1"> <meta name="description" content="A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.">  <meta name=viewport content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="keywords" content="solar eclipse, Sun, Moon">  <script id="_fed_an_ua_tag" src="//dap.digitalgov.gov/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=NASA"> </script> </head> <body BGCOLOR="#F4F4FF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#7F0F9F" alink="#FF0000"> <center> <h1> Astronomy Picture of the Day </h1> <a href="archivepix.html">Discover the cosmos!</a> Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2025 March 30 <a href="image/2504/PartialSolar_Gorecka_3453.jpg"> <IMG SRC="image/2504/PartialSolar_Gorecka_960.jpg" alt="A a cloudy sky appears with an overall pink - red hue. The Sun appears partially eclipsed over a slanting hill. A person on the hill has their arms raised and appears to be holding up the partially eclipsed Sun. Please see the explanation for more detailed information." style="max-width:100%"></a> </center> <center> A Partial Solar Eclipse over Iceland Image Credit & Copyright: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wiola.gorecka/">Wioleta Gorecka</a> </center> Explanation: What if the Sun and Moon rose together? That <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/mar-29-2025-eclipse/" >happened yesterday</a> over some northern parts of <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/">planet Earth</a> as a <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/types/" >partial solar eclipse</a> occurred shortly after sunrise. Regions that experienced the Moon blocking part of the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/sun/">Sun</a> included northeastern parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" >North America</a> and northwestern parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia">Asia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa">Africa</a>. The featured image was captured yesterday over the <a href="https://youtu.be/ZxIPyR6-bko">Gr谩br贸k</a> volcanic crater in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland">Iceland</a> where much of the Sun became momentarily hidden behind the Moon. The image was taken through a cloudy sky but <a href="https://catastic.pet/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fluffy-kitten-with-glasses-book-blue-background-cat-scientist-school-concept.jpg" >so well planned</a> that the photographer's friend appeared to be pulling the Sun out from behind the Moon. No part of the Earth experienced a <a href="ap240310.html">total solar eclipse</a> this time. In the distant past, some of humanity was so surprised when an eclipse occurred that ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_of_Thales" >battles suddenly stopped</a>. Today, eclipses are not a surprise and are <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/accuracy.html" >predicted with an accuracy</a> of seconds. <center> Growing Gallery: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.651616110900303&type=3" >Partial Solar Eclipse of 2025 March</a> Tomorrow's picture: inside out solar system <hr> <a href="ap250329.html"><</a> | <a href="archivepix.html">Archive</a> | <a href="lib/apsubmit2015.html">Submissions</a> | <a href="lib/aptree.html">Index</a> | <a href="https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search">Search</a> | <a href="calendar/allyears.html">Calendar</a> | <a href="https://apod.com/feed.rss">RSS</a> | <a href="lib/edlinks.html">Education</a> | <a href="lib/about_apod.html">About APOD</a> | <a href= "https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=250330">Discuss</a> | <a href="ap250331.html">></a> <hr> Authors & editors: <a href="http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html">Robert Nemiroff</a> (<a href="http://www.phy.mtu.edu/">MTU</a>) & <a href="https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html" >Jerry Bonnell</a> (<a href="http://www.astro.umd.edu/">UMCP</a>) NASA Official: Amber Straughn <a href="lib/about_apod.html#srapply">Specific rights apply</a>. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html">NASA Web Privacy</a>, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/">Accessibility</a>, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/">Notices</a>; A service of: <a href="https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/">ASD</a> at <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/">NASA</a> / <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/">GSFC</a>, <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/learners">NASA Science Activation</a> & <a href="http://www.mtu.edu/">Michigan Tech. U.</a> </center> </body> </html>