PARTS of the UK will be plunged into darkness during a solar eclipse of the Sun this month.
The Faroe Islands will be most affected by the phenomenon, on March 20.
In Southampton, the eclipse will be a magnitude of 0.868, which means almost 87 per cent of the Sun's disc will be covered by the Moon.
By comparison, the eclipse of 1999 had a magnitude of 0.988.
Experts say you will see darkening skies and feel the chill coming on.
Here are timings of the eclipse, based on Southampton.
- Start: 8.23am
- Maximum-eclipse: 9.29am
- Eclipse ends: 10.39am
The next time a solar eclipse will be visible in Southampton will be August 21, 2017, but that will only see a tiny fraction of the Sun covered by the moon, compared with this month.
The next total eclipse visible in Southampton will be September 23, 2090.
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