Yes the solar eclipse will be in ca on Sunday may 20th 2012
There was a partial eclipse on 3rd Sept 1671 in Japan.
A total solar eclipse arced over northern Canada, and a partial solar eclipse was visible over almost all of North America and Central America on February 26, 1979.
The next eclipse of the sun you'll be able to see in California is going to be May 20, 2012. Late that spring afternoon, all of northern California north of a line from Punta Delgada to Lake Tahoe will be directly in the path of an annular eclipse of the sun. All the rest of the state sees a deep partial eclipse. This will be a "welders glasses" eclipse. It does not become night in the daytime, but the moon will move completely across the sun, leaving a thin, fiery ring (or "annulus" in Latin, hence the "annular" eclipse) lasting for over five minutes. There will be other solar eclipses before then, but none is visible in California. For instance, in the late evening of Wednesday February 6th, an annular eclipse passes over parts of west Antarctica. Since it happens around 8 p.m. Pacific Time, you can't see any of this solar eclipse. The only inhabited parts of the world in its path are New Zealand and the southeastern corner of Australia, which see a partial eclipse of the sun in the late afternoon of February 7th (west of the International Date Line).
The solar eclipse of July 22, 2017 will be total through South Carolina and will be a 95% partial eclipse throughout most of North Carolina. The April 8, 2024 eclipse will be total through Texas through Maine, and will be partial over most of the eastern U.S. The next total eclipse visible in North Carolina will be on May 11, 2078.
When the Moon begins to move across the Sun's face we get a partial eclipse. Gradually more and more is covered until we get totality. Then the Moon continues to move and some of the Sun is uncovered so the eclipse is partial again. Also, the total eclipse is not seen over the whole Earth, only directly under the Moon. Places outside that region may see a partial eclipse.
Quite soon! There will be a partial solar eclipse on January 4, 2011. From Dublin, it will be about 36%.
There was a partial eclipse on 3rd Sept 1671 in Japan.
A total solar eclipse arced over northern Canada, and a partial solar eclipse was visible over almost all of North America and Central America on February 26, 1979.
There is a partial solar eclipse that will occur 1 June 2011 over North America and Greenland.
A Solar Eclipse, depending where you are in relation to the shadow, depends on whether you see a total Eclipse or a partial.
The next eclipse of the sun you'll be able to see in California is going to be May 20, 2012. Late that spring afternoon, all of northern California north of a line from Punta Delgada to Lake Tahoe will be directly in the path of an annular eclipse of the sun. All the rest of the state sees a deep partial eclipse. This will be a "welders glasses" eclipse. It does not become night in the daytime, but the moon will move completely across the sun, leaving a thin, fiery ring (or "annulus" in Latin, hence the "annular" eclipse) lasting for over five minutes. There will be other solar eclipses before then, but none is visible in California. For instance, in the late evening of Wednesday February 6th, an annular eclipse passes over parts of west Antarctica. Since it happens around 8 p.m. Pacific Time, you can't see any of this solar eclipse. The only inhabited parts of the world in its path are New Zealand and the southeastern corner of Australia, which see a partial eclipse of the sun in the late afternoon of February 7th (west of the International Date Line).
The solar eclipse is over; it ended about 20 minutes ago. It was visible only as a very minor partial eclipse in the P.I. You probably wouldn't have noticed at all.
The next partial eclipse will be January 4th 2011 The next total eclipse will be 14th June 2151 - Sorry you might miss it.
The solar eclipse of July 22, 2017 will be total through South Carolina and will be a 95% partial eclipse throughout most of North Carolina. The April 8, 2024 eclipse will be total through Texas through Maine, and will be partial over most of the eastern U.S. The next total eclipse visible in North Carolina will be on May 11, 2078.
When the Moon begins to move across the Sun's face we get a partial eclipse. Gradually more and more is covered until we get totality. Then the Moon continues to move and some of the Sun is uncovered so the eclipse is partial again. Also, the total eclipse is not seen over the whole Earth, only directly under the Moon. Places outside that region may see a partial eclipse.
The 'big black disc' that move over the face of the Sun is the Moon during a partial or full solar eclipse.
nearby areas that are in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse. a partial eclipse also occurs when the umbra completely misses earth and only the penumbra passes over.