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- Published: April 25, 2023 14:30
New Delhi: Residents of Bengaluru became witness to a rare astronomical phenomenon on Tuesday, as the IT city was one of the cities to observe ‘Zero Shadow Day’.
The city witnessed the rare celestial event at around 12.17 PM today as all the objects had their shadows vanish for a brief span of time.
Those witnessing the moment took to social media to share their experience about rare incident. Amused & surprised with cosmic developments, they shared surreal images of objects not casting their shadow.
As the Zero Shadow Day started and the Sun came overhead, all the vertical objects in city gave up their shadows for a brief period of time.
The moment was strange, surreal & surprising for hundreds of Bengaluru residents who took time out to watch it. They also made it a point to capture the moment on their cameras.
Here is what Bengaluru residents shared
all vertical objects in the city were shadowless at 12:17 pm! It occurs twice a year when the sun ? is exactly overhead #zeroshadowday #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/Q6BhxPSdha
— Yash is hiring! ?? (@yashodhannn) April 25, 2023
Witnessed the Zero Shadow stuff in Bangalore now. Interesting stuff. Looks photoshopped. #zeroshadowday pic.twitter.com/aa1COdNwWW
— Ujyant Ramesh (@ujyant29) April 25, 2023
Zero shadow day! Omg check this out! Watch the pole disappear and reappear ? #zeroshadowday #zeroshadow #bangalore @BangaloreTimes1 @BangaloreBuzz pic.twitter.com/uiQRTu9ZM7
— ThoughtsByAish (@ThoughtsByAish) April 25, 2023
Zero Shadow Day Timelapse!!! pic.twitter.com/Q4fGFnkOD6
— Wine ? | The Star Slut ? (@wineyth) April 24, 2023
#zeroshadowday in Bengaluru at 12.17 PM. Clouds were playing spoilsport, but managed to click a few images. pic.twitter.com/9vyym2155q
— Atmanirbhar Batman (@HeManShoeSony) April 25, 2023
What is Zero Shadow Day?
Zero Shadow Day was a rare celestial phenomenon that the I-T city witnessed today, starting at around 12.17 pm. The rare celestial event takes place two times every year, between locations +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude.
The science behind Zero Shadow event is that Sun remains at its highest point in the sky during this time and when it remains there, none of the objects on the earth cast any shadow.
Though, this lasts for just for a few seconds but its impact is felt for upto more than 2 minutes.