A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Israel on Tuesday at noon.
The eclipse will be visible from the North Atlantic Ocean, from most of the European continent with the exception of its southwestern part, the western part of Asia and northeastern Africa.
However, in all places, the eclipse will be only partial, with moon coverage peaking at 86% of the sun's diameter at 2:00pm in north-central Russia.
In Israel, the eclipse will be smaller and will peak at 2:11pm in the center of the country.
The moon’s coverage of the sun will be larger in the north — from 47% in the north of the country to 44% in the center and 41% in the south.
The eclipse will begin in Israel at 12:58pm and end at 3:21pm. There may be deviations of a few minutes depending on the viewer's location.
At its peak in Israel around 2:11pm, the moon will cover only about a third of the sun's surface, and clouds may interfere.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring Earth's view of the Sun, totally or partially.
A partial solar eclipse also requires a new moon, so the celestial phenomenon usually coincides with the beginning of a month according to the Hebrew calendar which is based on a lunar system.