Find your exact solar eclipse viewing time in Plymouth with our postcode search toolUse our postcode search tool to find the exact viewing times for your areaView 2 Images A partial eclipse should be visible from the UK, with around 90% of the Sun covered (Image: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)Britain's most significant solar eclipse of the century will be observable from every corner of the nation on Wednesday - but when is the optimal time to witness this astronomical phenomenon in your locality? ‌However, by entering your postcode into our interactive tool, you can ensure you're gazing skyward at precisely the right moment as it passes overhead. View 2 Images The partial solar eclipse will take place tomorrow (Image: solarseven/Getty)‌Solar eclipse spectacles or specialist telescopes are the only safe method to observe the eclipse directly, or the eclipse can be projected using a pinhole or everyday household objects like a colander which contains numerous holes. Wednesday's solar eclipse will be the most spectacular this nation has witnessed in 54 years, and public enthusiasm has been so overwhelming in the run-up to the event that High Street retailers and online stores have completely sold out of eclipse-viewing glasses. Imo Bell, a planetarium astronomer at the observatory, previously told the Press Association: "It's not a total eclipse, but over 90% is really exciting.