The UAE is on a date with a partial solar eclipse on October 25.. These are the details of the event

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The United Arab Emirates and other parts of the world will witness a partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The eclipse will begin on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi at 2:42 pm, and will reach its maximum at 3:51 pm when the moon covers 37.18% of the sun’s disk, after that, the eclipse begins to fade gradually, and the partial eclipse ends at 4:54 pm . When the last apparent contact occurs between the disk of the moon and the disk of the sun, the entire event lasts about two hours and 12 minutes. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="https://adminassets.devops.arabiaweather.com/sites/default/files/uploads... style="width: 398px; height: 273px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> (This is how the sun’s disk will look at the peak of the eclipse in Abu Dhabi, as the moon covers 37.18% of the sun’s disk)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>More: <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%8... is a solar eclipse? How does it happen? And what are its types?</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Solar eclipse in the cities of the Emirates</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> There is a slight difference in the times of the eclipse between the cities of the Emirates, and the maximum percentage of occultation varies slightly, increasing in the north direction of the Kingdom and decreasing in the direction of the south. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA.png" style="width: 1181px; height: 1181px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>The safe way to watch a solar eclipse</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is important to wear protective glasses when observing a solar eclipse, because looking directly at the sun can damage the retina, and regular sunglasses will not provide such protection.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As for the safe way to watch the eclipse, it is by wearing eclipse glasses equipped with light filters, and according to international standards for glasses, they must be according to a classification of 14 and above, that is, they block 99% of ultraviolet rays and 97% of the visible spectrum. He warns against the use of all kinds of sunglasses, as well as colored films, X-ray sheets, and shaded plastics, including car tinting paper, floppy disks, etc. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/eclipse-glasses-bu... style="width: 590px; height: 350px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Read also: <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%86%D8%B5... eclipse prayer..a confirmed prophetic Sunnah and this is how it is prayed</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Other regions of the world will witness a solar eclipse on October 25</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that this solar eclipse will be visible in varying degrees from most parts of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and western parts of Asia. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="https://adminassets.devops.arabiaweather.com/sites/default/files/uploads... style="width: 900px; height: 506px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Another special event this month</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A few days before the event, the UAE will be on a date with the Oriondes meteor shower at a rate of about 10 to 20 meteors per hour moving in the sky on October 21 and 22.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Meteors, which are debris from 1P/Halley&#39;s Comet, travel at speeds of up to 66 kilometers per second.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> That night, the moon will rise at 2:24 am, and it is expected that the percentage of illumination will be about 17%. It is expected that the meteor shower will be clearly visible in the sky of the United Arab Emirates, where there will be no significant interference from moonlight, as it will be in the phase of the waning crescent. It is also recommended to monitor the meteor shower away from light pollution to get better viewing opportunities.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>