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It happens on June 21.

Sunday, 21 June 2020, will be the first solar Eclipse this year. It will be partial and annular — the Moon will cover 99.4% of the solar surface, and at its peak, the Eclipse will be like a ring of fire. However, the full to see him only for residents of Africa and Asia.

In Russia the best Eclipse will be seen on the territory of the Republic of Altai (where the maximum area percentage of the Sun closed the Moon will be 34%). Also partially to see the Eclipse can the residents of Krasnodar region, the Crimea, Stavropol territory, republics of the Caucasus, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Barnaul, Kemerovo, the Republic of Tuva, Irkutsk, southern Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, and Vladivostok.

In Moscow, the phase will be minimal, and in St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Pskov, Novgorod, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kamchatka Eclipse, unfortunately, will not be seen.

Eclipse in territory of Russia can be seen from 9 to 10:30 am Moscow time.

Catherine Gura

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