Last Solar Eclipse of the year

The last Solar Eclipse of the year has taken effect.

The eclipse was from 11:13 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

An official from the National Meteorological Service told Sun Media that if the eclipse is visible to the Maldives, it would be at the most southern atolls of the country but with the thick clouds formed due to bad weather, it is unlikely to be seen.

Today, the Salat ul-Kusuf (the Islamic prayer performed during a Solar Eclipse) was performed at every mosque in the country.

This is the second solar eclipse this year. The first solar eclipse of the year was on 9 March.

The two main types of Solar Eclipse are the Total Eclipse, where the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully blocking the Sun and the Annular Solar Eclipse, which occurs when the Moon moves in front of the Sun but does not cover the Sun's discs completely forming a ring of light, popularly known as a ring of fire around the Moon.

A second eclipse would also take place this month on the 16 which would be a Lunar Eclipse and it would be clearly visible to the Maldives.