One of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena took place in Israel on Sunday morning, when a partial eclipse dimmed the sun's light for nearly two hours.
As the moon passed between the sun and the earth it first appeared to touch the sun's edge at 7:25 a.m. in Jerusalem, a minute later in Tel Aviv, moving to maximum eclipse at 8:24 in Jerusalem when approximately 35% of the sun was blotted out. The spectacle lasted until 9:30 a.m. in the capital, when the moon finally left the sun's edge behind.
