Muscat: A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in a number of wilayats of Oman which many interested individuals and researchers were keen to monitor and watch.
Today, the world, including the Sultanate of Oman witnessed a partial eclipse of the sun, beginning approximately at 2:40 pm and reaching the climax at 3:57 pm in the Governorate of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate. In the Wilayat of Salalah, south of Oman, the eclipse began at 3:03 pm, reaching its climax at 4:03 pm, in the Wilayat of Nizwa in the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah, the eclipse began at 2:50 pm reaching its climax at 3:57 pm and in the Wilayat of Sohar, north of the Sultanate, in the Governorate of North Al Batinah, the eclipse began at 2:45 pm reaching its peak at 3:54 pm.
The duration and timing of the eclipse in all wilayats taken together, lasted from 2:50 pm to 5 pm, approximately two hours, peaking at 3:57 pm.
There were no effects or changes in the weather conditions after the eclipse as this is a routine phenomenon and occurs at intervals. It is advised to watch this phenomenon with specially designed glasses and in no case it should be watched with naked eyes.
It may be mentioned that a solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun either in part or in totality, as seen from Earth.
