Four solar telescopes were placed in front of the Croatian National Theatre which enabled citizens to watch this rare astronomical phenomenon and see the sun's spots which are only visible to the human eye during a solar eclipse. Around 60% of the sun was covered up in most of Croatia.
The partial eclipse of around 58% started in Zagreb at 9 o'clock and 33 minutes and its maximum was at 10 o'clock and 42 minutes, ending at 11 o'clock and 53 minutes.
"Croatians are very interested in these sorts of events and they are usually well followed," Marko Himelreich of the Beskraj astronomical society said. The society made a camera obscura which made it possible for spectators to view a projection of the solar eclipse.
Public viewing was organised in several cities around the country.
Today's solar eclipse could be seen in various corners of the earth.
The last solar eclipse in Croatia occurred in January 2011 when almost 75% of the sun was overshadowed. The next total eclipse of the sun in Zagreb is expected in 2081.