Total solar eclipse to occur tomorrow, not visible in Saudi Arabia
A total solar eclipse will take place tomorrow, visible in parts of the Northern Hemisphere but not in Saudi Arabia or the wider Arab world.
Tomorrow, a total solar eclipse will take place, although it will not be visible from Saudi Arabia or any other Arab countries. The phenomenon occurs when the moon aligns between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sun's disk entirely for observers along a narrow path. However, a partial eclipse will be visible across large portions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Majed Abu Zahira, the president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society, confirmed that the total eclipse will be observable from parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and a section of Portugal. The maximum duration of totality will span approximately two minutes and eighteen seconds, while other regions will witness a partial eclipse.
The eclipse will commence globally at 15:34 GMT, with the start of totality at 16:58, reaching its peak at 17:46, and concluding at 18:34. The partial eclipse will end worldwide at 19:57 GMT, marking different stages of the event at various locations on Earth. Abu Zahira clarified that the total eclipse will not be visible from Saudi Arabia or any other Arab nation, but a partial eclipse can be witnessed from portions of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, and other areas in northern and western Africa. The extent of coverage varies depending on the specific location.
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