▁eclipse ▁visible ▁over ▁a ▁surrounding ▁region ▁thousands ▁of ▁kilometres ▁wide . ▁The ▁eclipse ▁of ▁March ▁ 8 – 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁had ▁a ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 1 . 0 4 5 0 ▁visible ▁across ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁eclipse ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Sar os ▁cycle , ▁which ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 0 5 9 ▁and ▁will ▁conclude ▁with ▁a ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 3 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁eclipse ▁was ▁clearly ▁visible ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Indones ia , ▁including ▁Central ▁Sul aw esi ▁and ▁T ern ate , ▁but ▁obsc ured ▁by ▁clouds ▁and ▁sm okes ▁in ▁Pale mb ang , ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁tot ality . ▁The ▁eclipse ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁Ny ep i , ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Bal inese ▁s aka ▁calendar . ▁Because ▁Ny ep i ▁is ▁normally ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁silence , ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁B ali ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁special ▁disp ens ation ▁to ▁attend ▁special ▁prayer ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁eclipse . ▁ ▁Path ▁of ▁the ▁eclipse ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁covering ▁Indones ia , ▁Bor neo , ▁but