On March 9th, the only solar eclipse of 2016 took place, where the moon temporarily blotted out the sun and turn day into night.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon lines up with the sun, partially or completing blocking it from view on Earth.
Between 12:30 and 3:30 A.M. Greenwich Mean Time, the solar eclipse was visible across a large stretch of the area within the vicinity of the Pacific Ocean, including Japan, Australia, and Indonesia.
The solar eclipse was most “complete” across a stretch of space near the equator, including some parts of Indonesia. A map by NASA indicated what percentage of the Sun would be blocked out to the view in that area. (See below.)
A map showing where the solar eclipse will be visible NASA
