KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has announced that the last and only total solar eclipse of the year will occur during the night of August 12–13. However, the celestial event will not be visible from Pakistan.
According to the PMD, the eclipse will begin at 8:34 p.m. (Pakistan Standard Time) on August 12, reach its maximum phase at 10:46 p.m., and conclude at 12:58 a.m. on August 13.
The department stated that the total solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Russia, while a partial solar eclipse will be observed across several regions of Europe, Africa, and North America.
The PMD also announced that a partial lunar eclipse is expected on August 28. However, like the solar eclipse, it will not be visible from Pakistan.
Astronomers note that total solar eclipses are among the rarest celestial events, occurring when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, completely obscuring the Sun for observers located within the path of totality. Although skywatchers in Pakistan will not be able to witness this year’s final eclipses, both events are expected to attract significant scientific and public interest worldwide.
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