Partial eclipse of the sun today. Have you witnessed Egypt?

The world witnessed, on Friday, the partial eclipse phenomenon of the sun, the second this year, in conjunction with the end of the month of Shawwal for the current year (1439), and the middle calendar coincides with the crescent of the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah. Dr. Hatem Odeh, president of the National Institute of Astronomical Research and Biophysics, said that the eclipse would not be observed in Egypt but in South Australia, in the Pacific Ocean and in the United States. Indian Ocean, according to the astronomical calculations of the National Institute. In a press release, Al-Odeh added that the eclipse began at 3:00 local time in Cairo, and at 17:00, its peak reached about 34% of the entire solar disk, and the partial eclipse of sun has come to an end. 6 hours and 13 minutes.

He pointed out that this eclipse is one of three solar outputs this year, all partial Egypt will not see, and the first eclipse occurred in February, while the third and last eclipse will be held in August.

He points out that the phenomenon of eclipses usually occurs when the moon during its menstrual cycle around the earth in the "Mahak phase" at the end of the month, and just before the birth of the new month, directly between the earth and the sun. Or near him, and in the presence of one of the ascending or descending nodes or close to them, in which case the distance between the moon and the earth varies between 405 thousand kilometers and 363 thousand kilometers.

The head of the Institute confirmed that the phenomenon of the solar eclipse is useful for determining the beginnings of lunar months. The solar eclipse occurs when the solar eclipse occurs . New