This is a very rare phenomenon that occurs once in every decade.
On April 20, 2023, the rarest type of solar eclipse will occur. It is called a hybrid eclipse.
A hybrid solar eclipse is a rare type of solar eclipse that changes from annular to total and vice versa along its path. It occurs when the apparent size of the Moon is very close to that of the Sun as seen from Earth.
As a result, the curvature of the Earth begins to play a role in what the eclipse looks like. In places where the Moon is near the zenith during the eclipse, its apparent size will be larger, causing a total solar eclipse.
And in places where the Moon is closer to the horizon, observers will see an annular eclipse because the apparent size of the Moon will be slightly smaller compared to the Sun.
During a total solar eclipse, you can see a beautiful solar corona, while during an annular eclipse, the Moon covers the center of the Sun, creating the “ring of fire.”
During a hybrid eclipse, an annular eclipse becomes a total one, and vice versa, along its path.
Hybrid solar eclipses occur regarding once every decade. Throughout this century, hybrid solar eclipses account for only 3.1% (7 of 224) of all solar eclipses.
What will the solar eclipse look like?
Solar eclipses are only visible in a small part of the world.
The hybrid solar eclipse will occur on April 20, 2023. It will reach its maximum phase at 04:17 GMT.
On April 20, the maximum full phase (total/override) duration of 1 minute and 16 seconds will be reached over the ocean.
On the ground, the longest full eclipse of 1 minute and 14 seconds will be experienced by observers in East Timor. A full phase on the Exmouth Peninsula, Australia will last just 1 minute.
Where is the lunar eclipse visible?
At least a partial phase of the eclipse will be visible from the southern Indian Ocean, parts of Antarctica, most of Australasia, Indonesia, the Philippines, most of Oceania, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific Ocean.
The total phase of the eclipse will be visible from eastern East Timor, parts of West Papua, and the Exmouth Peninsula of Western Australia.
The transition from annular to total eclipse will only be seen from remote locations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans near the Marshall Islands at one point of transition and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands at another point.
The next solar eclipse will occur on October 14, 2023. This will be an annular solar eclipse. The next hybrid solar eclipse will occur on November 14, 2031.
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