Today’s Sun will align with the sacred Kaaba in Makkah

The Kaaba shall be directly overheaded by the sun’s disc and shall momentarily be free of shade.

The Grand Mosque is situated between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, therefore twice a year it experiences the celestial phenomenon known as “zero shadow.” During this event, the sacred structure temporarily loses its shadow.

The sun moves 23.5 degrees north and south of the celestial equator because of the tilt of the Earth’s axis. During the equinox, the sun is directly above in locations over the equator.

“An astronomer said that people can find the precise direction of the holy Kaaba by putting a wooden stick vertically in the ground; the direction of the Qibla will be the exact opposite to the stick’s shadow.”

Astronomers have determined that the Grand Mosque’s location between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer causes the sun to align over it twice a year, in May and July. Today, at about 2:18 PM Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), the sun will cross the Kaaba for the first time this month.