KARACHI: Pakistan will witness an annular solar eclipse on December 26th,citing the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
The solar eclipse will be visible from Eastern Europe, much of Asia, North& West Australia, Eastern Africa, Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon covers the Sun’s center,leaving the Sun’s visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” or annulusaround.
The Penumbral Eclipse begin at 07-30 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on Dec.26, partial eclipse will begin at 08-34 PST and total eclipse at at 08-37PST, the met office said.
According to the PMD link, maximummagnitudes of the eclipse at major Pakistani cities will be as follow:
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The maximum magnitude of solar eclipse visible in Karachi will be 0.77, at08:46 PST, Islamabad 0.49 magnitude at 08:58 PST, Quetta 0.64 magnitude at08:48 PST, Peshawar 0.50 magnitude at 08:56 PST, Lahore 0.52 magnitude at08:58 PST, Gilgit 0.43 magnitude at 09:01 PST and Muzaffarabad 0.47magnitude at 08:59 PST.
During a partial solar eclipse, the moon, the sun and Earth don’t align ina perfectly straight line, and the moon casts only the outer part of itsshadow, the penumbra, on Earth. It turns dark during a totallink solar eclipse andtemperatures dip since the sun is completely blocked.
