BMKG: The Issue Of Earth Will Be Dark For 6 Minutes Because The Sun Eclipse Is Not Valid

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) straightened out information widely circulated in the community regarding the issue of a total solar eclipse on August 2, 2025, which is said to cause the earth to be dark for six minutes.

Head of the BMKG Syrojudin Potential Geophysics Division Team in Jakarta, Friday, said that the information was not in accordance with valid astronomical data, as information from the official website of the United States Space Agency (NASA) for a total solar eclipse that lasted almost six minutes will only occur on August 2, 2027, not 2025.

At that time it was estimated that the solar eclipse would be seen in total in areas such as Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia.

He explained that a total solar eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon when the moon is between the sun and the earth, thus closing the sun's light completely and causing the image of the umbra to fall to the surface of the Earth.

"However, the effects of darkness only occur in areas that are in the path of totality and are not global in nature," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 1.

BMKG noted that the new moon phase in August 2025 will only occur on the 23rd. However, no solar eclipse will be recorded on that date, both in Indonesia and in other parts of the world.

That way, according to him, the issue of the earth will be completely dark for six minutes in early August 2025 is not true and has no scientific basis.

BMKG urges the public not to easily trust unverified information and always refer to official sources to obtain valid and accurate astronomical and geophysical information.