The Earth experiences a partial solar eclipse lasting two hours and 25 minutes

The Earth attends Friday, July 13, a partial eclipse of the sun, The Arab world, which lasts two hours and 25 minutes, is the second eclipse of three during this year 2018 .

In a report, the Jeddah Astronomical Society reported that the partial solar eclipse would be observed in a small part of northern Antarctica and parts of the southeast coastal areas of the island. Australia during the afternoon of the local time.

She pointed out that the eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is in orbit, because it is the only time the moon can move in front of the sun as well as the moon. On the other side of the Earth

"Every month the moon falls in the sun," she said, "Every month the orbit of the moon around the Earth is about 5 degrees, the moon moves north or south of the solar disk and there is no eclipse.

In the context of events, "during the half-month, the moon moves around the earth north of the zodiac, and in the other half south of the zodiac."

It is worth mentioning that the partial solar eclipse of Friday will be followed by a total eclipse of the moon in mid-July 27, and will see the sky of the Arab world.