what exactly is the solar eclipse is how and why it happens and why is this solar eclipse is special. the reason is that today is the 21st of June which is considered as the longest day on earth and on this day is an annual solar eclipse
An annular solar eclipse will occur on June 21, 2020, and next year also
. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth
In simple it means it is the day in the year and a particular time when the alignment of sun and moon are same and when we see it from it appears that the moon covered the sun causing in the formation of a shape called eclipse
Greatest eclipse: 6:41:15 duration
Magnitude: 0.994
Max. width of band: 21 km (13 mi)
Gamma: 0.1209
Nature: Annular
image and gif credit : NASA