Palu City Predicted To Have A Shadowless Day On March 18

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PALU - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the phenomenon of a shadowless day is predicted to occur in the Palu City area, Central Sulawesi, on March 18, 2022 at 12.08 WITA. The culmination of the sun usually occurs twice a year. "In Palu it is predicted that March will be the day without a major shadow," he said in Palu City, Thursday. "The phenomenon is called the main culmination, at that time the sun will be directly overhead. observer or zenith point," he said.

He explained that when the sun is at the zenith, the shadow of an upright object will disappear for about 30 seconds before and after the peak time in each region because it is piled up with the object itself. The sun is estimated to be above Indonesian territory from February 21 to April 5, 2022. During this period Therefore, areas in Indonesia will experience a day without a shadow, a day when an upright, hollow object has no shadow at midday, when the sun is above it.