World to witness rare hybrid solar eclipse on April 20

KARACHI: A rare hybrid solar eclipse will be witnessed on the sky on April 20, a complete eclipse will be visible at some places while partial at others, citing the Met Office ARY News reported on Wednesday.

The spectators in Pakistan as well as in India will miss out the celestial spectacle, according to the report. It will be visible at parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions, East Timor, Western Australia, and eastern Indonesia.

Hybrid solar eclipses are a rarity with just a few occurring in each century.

According to reports, the total duration of the solar eclipse will be five hours and 24 minutes, providing ample time to catch a glimpse of the shadow of the moon as it moves across the sun.

During the event, there will be a transition from a total to an annular eclipse, resulting in some areas seeing the moon completely obscure the sun, while others will witness a ring of light around the shadow’s edge.

In Pakistan, the solar eclipse will begin at 6:34am of Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and complete eclipse to the sun will occur at 7:37am, the eclipse will reach to the climax at 9.17am, while it will end at 11:59am PST.