(CNN) - An annular solar eclipse occurred on the Sunday after the summer solstice.
It was visible over central Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, northern India, and southern central China.
A partial eclipse was observed in most of Asia, Africa, southern and eastern Europe, northern Australia, and parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The entire eclipse lasted approximately 3.75 hours, but the duration as it passed over individual locations was around a minute and a half. During the peak, it lasted just over 30 seconds.
Children observe the solar eclipse through a dark glass in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Credit: Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
A man wears sun glasses to watch the partial eclipse near the Forbidden City in Beijing. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein / AP)
The "ring of fire" is seen from Leiyang, China. The ring of fire is visible during an eclipse when the Moon is closer to the Sun than Earth, allowing the outer edge of the Sun to appear around the Moon. The 2017 solar eclipse observed from the United States did not produce a ring of fire because the Moon was closer to Earth than the Sun. (Credit: Guo Liliang / Oriental Image via Reuters)
A girl observes the eclipse at the Mahanakhon Skywalk Tray in the King Power Mahanakhon building in Bangkok, Thailand. (Credit: Atit Perawongmetha / Reuters)
A man observes the partial eclipse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Credit: Francois Nel / Getty Images)
The partial solar eclipse captured with an infrared filter from Nairobi, Kenya. (Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images)
A person watches the eclipse through an X-ray film exposed in Calcutta, India. (Credit: Bikas Das / AP)
Children wear special goggles as they watch the partial solar eclipse from Yeruham, Israel. (Credit: Amir Cohen / Reuters)
The Sun is seen through rain clouds during a solar eclipse in New Delhi, India. (Credit: Manish Swarup / AP)
A man wears special goggles to monitor the annular solar eclipse in Manama, Bahrain. (Credit: Hamad Mohammed / Reuters)
The eclipse is seen through the rain clouds in Hong Kong. (Credit: Vincent Yu / AP)