Total Solar Eclipse 2016 (Google Doodle, Photo & Video)

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a total solar eclipse! A solar eclipse happens when the moon's orbit crosses between the Earth and the Sun, as Doodler Olivia Huynh shows in today's animation. Because the moon blocks the Sun's light, it casts a shadow on part of the world. In Hawaii, only about 63% of the Sun will be blocked, which is called a Partial Solar Eclipse. 

Today, the total solar eclipse will fall on the south Pacific Ocean and parts of Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo and the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera. These countries will be able to see the moon block the Sun this evening, around 5:30 local time. (Google Doodle Today)

Special Edition Indonesia Postage Stamp:

Getting darker... pic.twitter.com/T5mmslVF5h

— Asian Scientist (@asianscientist) March 9, 2016

Total Eclipse Solar on Video:

Saat ini, Sedang Terjadi Garhana Matahari, belum Total di Palembang dan Belitung! #GMT2016 pic.twitter.com/gaQvMEqXEI

— INDONESIAinLOVE (@INDONESIAinLOVE) March 8, 2016

Total Solar Eclipse from Termate, Maluku, Indonesia:

Meme Gerhana Matahari Total:

Joko Widodo & Total Solar Eclipse:

Menyaksikan gerhana matahari total dari Istana Bogor. Inilah tanda-tanda kekuasaan Allah, kebesaran Allah -Jkw pic.twitter.com/ihHp9cyf9H

— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) March 9, 2016