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June 21, 2020 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Jun 21, 2020 at 9:38 am
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Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah
Began: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 8:16 am
Maximum: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 9:38 am 0.890 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 11:14 am
Duration: 2 hours, 58 minutes

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June 21, 2020 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Ras al-Khaimah

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Ras al-Khaimah. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GST) for Ras al-Khaimah.

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* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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The annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Ras al-Khaimah, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered a large portion of the Sun, so this was a spectacular sight.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jun 21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 51% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ras al-Khaimah

Eclipse Visibility From Ras al-KhaimahVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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