The moon show will begin on Sunday at 07:26. It will culminate an hour later, covering about 40% of the apparent surface of the sun. You will have to wait for August 2027

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This Sunday morning, a partial solar eclipse will occur in the country, covering about 40% of the apparent surface of the sun. The eclipse will start at 7:26 am, culminate at 8:24 am and end at 9:30 am. If you miss the spectacular play, you will have to wait patiently for August 2027 to witness the celestial event from Israel again.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, hiding some of the sun. From the perspective of the Earth's inhabitants, a unique appearance of the eclipse is created where the sun is "eaten" by the moon. The eclipse will be seen from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, India, China and other countries on the Asian continent.

The eclipse is expected to be a ring eclipse - meaning that at no point will the sun be completely covered. At its peak, the largest eclipse will be in Eilat, with 40.5% coverage, and the smallest in Metula, with 32.6%. In Tel Aviv the moon will hide 34.50% of the sun, and in Jerusalem - 35.6%.

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Yael Glantz, an astronomy instructor in "Star Singing," emphasizes that no one should be directly watched on the sun or through a telescope or binoculars to avoid the danger of blindness.

And unless you wake up especially to watch the eclipse, the next time such a spectacle happens on August 2, 2027. Those who broadcast then to Eilat can see at the peak of the eclipse 90% of the sun. Residents of Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen will be able to see a full eclipse of more than six minutes.