Here’s all the information you need to know about Solar Eclipse ( Sooraj Grahan ) June 21, 2020

A Solar Eclipse will occur today in the morning time with many cities in Pakistan. According to the PMD ( Pakistan Meteorological Department ), ” 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 annulus around the moon”.

Solar Eclipse Timings According To PMD

The Partial Eclipse will begin at 8:46 AM Local Time with the highest eclipse occuring at 11:40 AM and end at 2:34 PM.

Visibility

It will be visible in the mentioned cities :

• Islamabad
• Lahore
• Karachi
• Peshawar
• Quetta
• Gilgit
• Muzaffarabad
• Sukkur
• Gwaddar

In Sukkar, the annular solar eclipse will be visible in entire city with a solar coverage of 98.78% .

Gilgit would have the least solar coverage in the eclipse at 74.88%, center added.

Apart from Pakistan it will be visible in some parts of the following countries:

• Africa – including the Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of Africa
• Ethiopia
• India
• China