Zero Shadow Day is a special celestial event that happens twice a year at places between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude. During this time, the sun is at its highest point in the sky, resulting in the absence of the shadow of any object or a person.
Hyderabad witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon called Zero Shadow Day at 12:30 pm today. As the name suggests, all the shadows disappear at this hour. Know more about its significance and timings and also about supermoon in business today visual story
The Birla Planetarium organised an event to demonstrate this phenomenon, where they placed a plate with alphabets on it, and as the Sun moved away from its zenith, the alphabets began to fade away. This phenomenon occurs due to the fact that the shadow of any vertical body is present below it and not visible on a Zero Shadow day. Zero Shadow Day in Hyderabad 2023: Telangana Capital Witnesses Rare Celestial Phenomenon for Brief Period on May 8.