Zero Shadow event: Sun to align above Kaaba today
- 15-Jul-2025
The sun will position directly above the Kaaba on Tuesday 15 July 2025, at 12:27 PM Makkah time, marking second and final solar zenith event of the year. This astronomical alignment will eliminate shadows in Makkah, enabling Muslims worldwide to determine prayer direction with absolute accuracy. President of the Jeddah Astronomical Society, Majed Abu Zahra, […]
Sun to align with holy Kaaba in Makkah today
- 27-May-2024
KARACHI: The sun will align with the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Monday (today) at 14:18 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and 12:18 Saudi time. The disc of the sun will be positioned immediately over the Kaaba and it will lose its shadow for a brief time. The celestial phenomenon called “zero […]
Sun to align with holy Kaaba today at 14:18 PST
- 28-May-2022
KARACHI: The sun will align with the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Saturday (today) at 14:18 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and 12:18 Saudi time. The disc of the sun will be positioned immediately over the Kaaba and it will lose its shadow for a brief time, said the Jeddah’s Astronomical Society. […]
Sun to align with holy Kaaba today, at 14:18 Pakistan time
- 27-May-2021
The disc of the sun will be positioned immediately over the Kaaba and it will lose its shadow for a brief time, said Majed Abu Zahra, head of the Jeddah’s Astronomical Society.
Sun to align with holy Kaaba in ‘zero shadow’ position Tomorrow
- 26-May-2021
Astronomers said the celestial phenomenon called “zero shadow” occurs twice every year at the Grand Mosque because of its location between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.