Solar Eclipse
Also called the eclipse of the sun, it happens when the moon is in the middle of the sun and the earth. Thus, the moon obstructs the light of the sun from arriving at the world’s surface and casts a shadow on it. This happens on a new moon day. We can see up to 5 solar eclipses each year.
Depending upon the distance of the moon from the earth during the occasion, various kinds of sunlight based covering can be noticed. They can be sorted as:
Type of eclipse |
Description |
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Partial |
When the moon doesn’t allign totally with the sun, thus just a portion of the daylight is blocked from arriving at the earth. |
Annular |
When the moon covers the sun, but the sun is visible around the edges of the moon, giving a feeling that the sun is a splendid ring covering the dark side of the moon. |
Total |
When the sun is totally covered by the moon. The sky turns out to be so dark to the point that it seems, by all accounts, to be night. Just a little part of the earth can observe it. |
On 26th December, an annular sun powered obscure happened when the Sun rose as a “ring of fire”.