The rarest hybrid solar eclipse of 2023 will occur today

    Interesting facts 20 April 2023 7215

    On Thursday, April 20, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to observe a very rare hybrid Solar eclipse. It will last from 06:34 to 11:59 Tashkent time.

    A hybrid eclipse occurs when the apparent size of the Moon is exactly the same as the size of the Sun for an observer from Earth. As a result, the visible type of eclipse begins to be affected by the curvature of the earth's surface. In those places where the Moon is at the zenith during the eclipse and, accordingly, has the largest visible size, a total Solar eclipse occurs. And in places where the Moon is close to the horizon, its apparent size is slightly smaller than that of the Sun, so there is an annular eclipse, writes RBC.ru.

    The corresponding natural phenomenon happens once every ten years. The next time will happen only in 2031 and 2164.

    This phenomenon can be observed online at the link.