A partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of North America early Saturday morning, and a lucky few in coastal North Carolina will be able to get a glimpse.

The eclipse, the first of 2025, begins at 4:50 a.m., hits its maximum phase at 6:47 a.m. and will finish at 8:43 a.m.

In Washington, D.C., it begins before sunrise, at 6:56 a.m., and ends at 7:01 a.m. with 1% coverage. 

In North Carolina from 6:52 a.m. to 6:57 a.m., Kitty Hawk will see 0.84% of the sun obscured, and in Manteo it will reach 0.76%.

Sunrise in Kitty Hawk and Manteo is at 6:53 a.m.

If you want to watch, be sure to wear protective glasses designed for eclipses or plan to view it indirectly. The sun will be partly visible, and looking directly at it will damage unprotected eyes.

Although the moon will pass between the Earth and the sun Saturday, they won’t completely line up. The sun still will be visible in the shape of a crescent as the moon moves across its path.

This eclipse will be visible in western Europe and northwestern Africa later in the morning and in northern Asia later in the day.

North Carolina's coastal region is expected to be cloudy overnight, and partly to mostly cloudy Saturday.