On April 20, residents of some regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans will be able to observe a rare phenomenon - a hybrid solar eclipse. The phenomenon will change from full to annular as the Moon's shadow moves across the Sun's disk, reports Space.. com.

In some regions, the Moon will completely cover the disk of the Sun, while in others, a ring of light will be visible.. Such events are very rare, they happen once every few centuries..

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Residents of Australia and eastern Indonesia will be able to see the hybrid eclipse. Some observers in the region will be able to see a total solar eclipse, while others will see a " Those who cannot see the hybrid eclipse will be able to observe a partial eclipse, the Moon will “bite off” only a piece of the Sun.

There are two points on Earth where the obscuration will go from annular to full and back to annular.. However, these two points are located in remote areas in the middle of the ocean..

The partial eclipse will be visible in many other regions, including southern France, where 93% of the Sun will be covered.. Papua New Guinea, where 87% of the Sun will be covered, and the Marshall Islands, where 95% of the solar disk will be covered by the Moon.

The last time a hybrid eclipse was observed 10 years ago, on November 3, 2013, and the next one is expected in November 2031. After that, there will be a long break: hybrid eclipses will not be observed until 2164.

Recall that on November 8, the inhabitants of the Earth could observe a lunar eclipse. This was the last total lunar eclipse until 2025..