A partial solar eclipse will occur on January 4, 2011. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the moon's shadow misses the earth.
The eclipse will be visible over most of Europe, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa and Western Asia, such event will not occur again (solar eclipse) from UAE till 2019, the event will start 12:11 PM till 2:30 PM Dubai local time.
Read about today's solar eclipse at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_4,_2011
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