{"id":11730,"date":"2026-08-13T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11730"},"modified":"2026-08-13T02:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:00:40","slug":"moon-meets-sun-millions-witness-rare-solar-eclipse-as-uk-sees-90-coverage-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11730","title":{"rendered":"Moon meets Sun: Millions witness rare solar eclipse as UK sees 90% coverage across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133195739,imgsize-701009,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/apphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Moon meets Sun: Millions witness rare solar eclipse as UK sees 90% coverage across Europe\" title=\"Europe turns skyward as rare solar eclipse sweeps across region (AP image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Europe turns skyward as rare solar eclipse sweeps across region (AP image)\">Europe turns skyward as rare solar eclipse sweeps across region (AP image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Millions across the UK and Europe turned their eyes to the sky as a rare solar eclipse swept across the region, marking the most dramatic such event in nearly 30 years and turning the evening light noticeably darker in parts of Britain.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Those watching from the UK witnessed a partial solar eclipse that peaked shortly after 7.00 pm (local time), with the Moon obscuring more than 90 per cent of the Sun for most viewers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>But in parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, the Moon completely covered the Sun, plunging the areas into brief darkness as viewers witnessed a rare total <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/solar-eclipse\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar eclipse<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The eclipse\u2019s path of totality began at the northern tip of Siberia, Russia, before curving across the Arctic Ocean and reaching Iceland in the early evening. <!-- -->It then swept south towards the UK, where the partial eclipse began at around 6.00 pm (local time) in northern Scotland and just before 6.20 pm (local time) along England\u2019s south coast.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Clear skies across much of central and southern England and Wales offered spectators unobstructed views of the Moon passing across the Sun for about an hour. While cloudier conditions prevailed in northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, crowds still gathered at landmarks across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Solar eclipse glasses were in high demand and sold out at opticians, hardware shops and even bakeries ahead of the event. Those unable to find them improvised with colanders, cereal boxes and sheets of paper to safely watch the partial eclipse.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Meanwhile, spectators across Spain watched in awe as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the country\u2019s north on Wednesday evening, briefly plunging parts of the region into darkness.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Spain deployed a large police contingent and established designated viewing areas in rural locations offering some of the best vantage points for the spectacle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>In Spain, authorities expected up to six million visitors to flock to mostly rural areas along the eclipse\u2019s path across northern Spain and the Balearic Islands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>A total solar eclipse occurs somewhere on Earth roughly every 18 months, but any given location experiences one far less frequently, typically only once every 400 years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking some or all of the Sun\u2019s light and casting a shadow on Earth.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>A total eclipse is possible because of a rare coincidence. The Sun is about 150 million kilometres (93 million miles) from Earth, roughly 400 times farther away than the Moon. But the Moon\u2019s diameter is also about 400 times smaller than the Sun\u2019s, making the two appear almost exactly the same size in the sky.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>If the Moon were slightly smaller or its orbit were farther from Earth, a total solar eclipse would never occur.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/moon-meets-sun-millions-witness-rare-solar-eclipse-as-uk-sees-90-coverage-across-europe\/articleshow\/133195731.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe turns skyward as rare solar eclipse sweeps across region (AP image) Millions across the UK and Europe turned their eyes to the sky as a rare solar eclipse swept across the region, marking the most dramatic such event in nearly 30 years and turning the evening light noticeably darker in parts of Britain.Those watching 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