The moon will intercede between the Earth and the sun, but won’t fully obscure the sun. That will leave a sliver visible, and totality won’t occur.

A partial solar eclipse will hit portions of the United States Saturday morning, but you’ll need to be awake early if you want to catch a glimpse. While the partial solar eclipse won’t be anything like last year’s rare celestial event, you will be able to experience a smaller version of the phenomenon Saturday.

If the cloudy forecast from the lunar eclipse two weeks ago left you yearning for another astronomical spectacle, you’re in luck. The Northeast will be treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning.

Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire had some of the clearest skies - albeit with a few clouds - and many saw the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa.

It wasn't quite the shows of the pair of total solar eclipses that graced large swaths of America in 2017 and 2024, but some early risers in New England were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning -- provided they got a lucky break in the clouds.

On Saturday, the moon will cast its shadow on Earth’s surface, a phenomenon that people in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa will get to experience as a partial solar eclipse.

Skygazers across south-east England have been looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning. Kent, Surrey, Sussex had some of the clearest skies in the UK to watch the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

Skygazers across the UK – and in other parts of the world – are looking up to catch the astronomical spectacle.