Solar eclipse will occur on June 21
The first eclipse of the Sun this year will occur on June 21, 2020. Its strip will pass through the countries of Asia and Africa, in the CIS countries only partial phases will be observed.
The solar eclipse expected on June 21, 2020, is classified as ring-shaped. The lunar disk will close the Sun, but it will be slightly smaller in diameter. Because of this, in the maximum phase of the eclipse, observers will see the moon in a bright solar ring. The sky will remain bright, so you cannot see the stars and the Sun.
In the CIS, the event can be observed in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the south of Kazakhstan, in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The phase will be minimal in Kiev, Minsk, Moscow.
The eclipse will begin at 04:47 UTC in the territory of the state of Congo, and will end over the Pacific Ocean at 08:32 UTC.
The solar eclipse expected on June 21, 2020, is classified as ring-shaped. The lunar disk will close the Sun, but it will be slightly smaller in diameter. Because of this, in the maximum phase of the eclipse, observers will see the moon in a bright solar ring. The sky will remain bright, so you cannot see the stars and the Sun.
In the CIS, the event can be observed in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the south of Kazakhstan, in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The phase will be minimal in Kiev, Minsk, Moscow.
The eclipse will begin at 04:47 UTC in the territory of the state of Congo, and will end over the Pacific Ocean at 08:32 UTC.
