Partial solar eclipse witnessed in Kuwait

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Photo shows the solar eclipse as seen from Marafie Head Office Free Trade Zone, Shuwaikh.

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 26: At around 06:40 am local time, Kuwait witnessed a partial solar eclipse with 80 percent of the sun’s disk covered by the moon, said a Kuwaiti astronomer Thursday. Speaking to KUNA, historian and astronomer Adel Al-Sadoun indicated that the partial solar eclipse ended at around 07:48 am local time.

Al-Sadoun said that such phenomenon probably occurs around two to five times a year whether the eclipse was partial, total or annular. Kuwait witnessed several partial solar eclipses in 1914, 1922, 1976 and 1999.

A total eclipse was witnessed in Kuwait on February 25, 1952 in the era of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. According to predictions, the next total eclipse in Kuwait is expected on March 20, 2034. (KUNA)

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