Solar Eclipse A solar eclipse -- where the the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth -- will block out most of the sunlight during the event, casting a massive shadow upon the Earth.

As the eclipse plunges the world into darkness on Friday, two other spectacular celestial events will be taking place, too: a supermoon and the spring equinox.

While March 20 was a Freaky Friday as three major celestial events all took place at once -- a solar eclipse, a Supermoon and spring equinox -- here are photos around the world of the eclipse in ...