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Last solar eclipse of the year begins

14 October 2023 19:11 (UTC +04:00)

The last solar eclipse of 2023 has begun, Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics of Baku State University (BSU) told APA.

The eclipse is an annular solar eclipse.

The “ring of fire” nickname of this solar eclipse comes from the appearance of annular solar eclipses, which are like total solar eclipses, except the moon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, so they can’t completely block the sun. Instead, the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow, creating the so-called ring of fire.

The eclipse event will begin today at 19:03:45 Baku time and will end on October 15 at 00:55:11. The maximum of the eclipse will be at 21:59:27. The eclipse will last 5 hours 51 minutes 26 seconds. The central eclipse event will start at 20:10:09 and end at 23:48:56. The central eclipse process will last 3 hours 38 minutes 47 seconds.

This eclipse event will be visible in West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Arctic. The eclipse will not be observed in Azerbaijan.