Pakistan: Partial solar eclipse to first become visible in Peshawar
To safely see the eclipse, a special pair of eclipse viewing glasses or solar viewing shades are required
October 25, 2022
- Parts of world start witnessing partial solar eclipse
- To be visible in most of Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East and Western parts of Asia.
- The display of phenomenon would peak at 4:00pm.
KARACHI: The year's last partial solar eclipse has started in a different part of the world and according to NASA the display of the phenomenon will come in sight across Europe, western Asia and northeastern Africa and the Middle East.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Tuesday said the country was all set to witness its second partial solar eclipse today (October 25) and it would first become visible in Peshawar.
In a partial eclipse, the moon does perfectly align with the Earth and the sun, so the sun does not get completely covered, resulting in a partial shadow.
According to the notification issued by the PMD, the solar eclipse will appear partially in Pakistan.
"The second partial solar eclipse on 25th October, 2022. It will be visible from most of Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East and Western parts of Asia," the statement further said.
The Met Dept said that the eclipse can be witnessed at 1:58pm Pakistani time, while it would be at its peak at 4:00pm and end at 6:02pm.
Here are the timings for the partial eclipse in major cities of Pakistan and their corresponding timings:
| S.No. | Major cities | Coverage (%) | Begin time | Max time | End time | Eclipse type |
| 1 | Islamabad | 64.5 | 15:43 PST | 16:50 PST | 17:22 PST | Partial |
| 2 | Lahore | 60.7 | 15:49 PST | 16:54 PST | 17:20 PST | Partial |
| 3 | Karachi | 50.0 | 15:57 PST | 17:01 PST | 17:56 PST | Partial |
| 4 | Peshawar | 65.2 | 15:41 PST | 16:49 PST | 17:28 PST | Partial |
| 5 | Quetta | 59.7 | 15:44 PST | 16:53 PST | 17:51 PST | Partial |
According to New York Times, partial eclipses occur are more common than total eclipses, when the moon fully blocks out the sun.
How to see the eclipse
To safely see the eclipse, a special pair of eclipse viewing glasses or solar viewing shades are required. Ordinary sunglasses are of no help. The eclipse gazers should never directly look at the sun during an eclipse.
