The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday announced that Pakistan would witness the annular Solar Eclipse on June 21st.
During the eclipse, the sun ill appear like a ring or circle of light, according to the PMD.
“The eclipse will be visible in many countries of Africa and Asia, including Pakistan, where in some parts, partial and complete halo of light will be seen,” PMD notified.
The eclipse is predicted to start at 8:40 am on June 21st and will end at 2:34pm across the country, the exception being Karachi where it will begin at 9:26am, will reach it’s peak at 11:40am and would end at 12:46pm.
A Solar eclipse takes place when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, but the type of eclipse that unfolds depends on how far away the moon is from the Earth.
Experts had warned people not to look directly at the sun without any protective eye apparatus as it could damage eyesight. The radiation would be much more direct than it was during the last solar eclipse that occurred earlier.