A SOLAR eclipse is coming to the UK on Thursday for the first time since 2015; here is when it will take place and how much of the Sun will be blocked out.

The annular (ring-shaped) eclipse will occur on Thursday, June 10, in the morning, when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, blocking out its light.

In different parts of Europe, different proportions of the Sun will be blocked out depending on how northern each city and country is; for example in Iceland 60 per cent of the Sun will be obscured, but in much of southern and eastern Europe less than 10 per cent of the Sun will be blocked.

In Rome, Sarajevo and the whole of Greece and Bulgaria, the eclipse will not be visible.

In the UK, between 18 and 40 per cent of the Sun will be obscured by the Moon.

When is the solar eclipse taking place in Bradford?

In Bradford, the partial solar eclipse will begin at 10.08am on Thursday, June 10. The maximum eclipse will take place at around 11.15am, with the eclipse event finishing at about 12.30pm.

This means you will have two hours to witness the solar eclipse on Thursday morning.

How much of the Sun will be obscured in Bradford?

When you head out to view the eclipse, you can except to see a quarter of the Sun obscured by the Moon. It will be the top of the Sun which is obscured, creating a U shape.

A prediction of how the eclipse will unfold, by Eclipse Wise, revealed 25 per cent of the Sun will be obstructed.

In London, the eclipse figure is 20 per cent, in Cardiff and Birmingham is around 23 per cent, Newcastle’s is 26 per cent, and in Edinburgh is about 32 per cent.

What is the forecast?

We are all crossing our fingers for clear skies on Thursday morning to get the best view of the eclipse.

Sadly at the moment, the Met Office is predicting a cloudy day on Thursday, which means we may not get to see the eclipse in its full glory.

Hopefully Mother Nature will listen and give us a clear morning on Thursday!

When is the next solar eclipse?

After Thursday, it will only be a year until the next solar eclipse takes place over Europe, on October 25, 2022, however this will be best seen in Russia and Eastern Europe.