Hyderabad will witness Zero Shadow Day on Saturday at 12:12 pm, when shadows briefly disappear as the Sun reaches directly overhead. Birla Planetarium is hosting a free session to help people observe and understand this rare astronomical phenomenon.
magine standing under the scorching midday sun and looking down to find that your shadow has completely vanished. Don’t panic, as it is not a glitch in the matrix or a scene straight from a sci-fi film. It is the unique astronomical event of Zero Shadow Day, set to take place in Hyderabad on Saturday.
For just a few minutes, at precisely 12:12 pm on Saturday, the city will experience ‘Zero Shadow Day’, the rare celestial phenomenon that occurs in the tropical regions when the Sun reaches its absolute zenith, positioned at a 90-degree angle directly above the Earth’s surface.
Since the sunlight falls perfectly vertical, the shadow of any upright object, like a massive street
