First solar eclipse of 2023 to take place next week
Pakistan
There will be four eclipses, two lunar and two solar during the year 2023.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The first solar eclipse of 2023 will occur on April 20 (Thursday), according to Climate Data Processing Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
It will be the total eclipse of sun while it will not be visible in Pakistan. “The path of totality passes over North West Cape, a remote peninsula of Western Australia,” the centre said.
Partially it will be visible in South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean and Antarctica.
The partial eclipse will begin at 06:34 PST and ends at 11:59 PST with greatest eclipse occurring at 09:17 PST. There will be four eclipses, two lunar and two solar during the year 2023.
