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Director General of Islamic Community Guidance of the Ministry of Religion Kamaruddin Amin 

The natural phenomenon an annular solar eclipse occur in most parts of the Indonesian archipelago this Sunday, June 21 .

Based on astronomical data, there are 31 provinces in Indonesia that can observe this rare phenomenon, as the last similar eclipse that could be witnessed from the archipelago occurred in 1648.

The Director General of Islamic Community Guidance of the Ministry of Religion Kamaruddin Amin in Jakarta, Saturday, June 20 urge to Muslims whose regions experienced an eclipse and were safe in COVID-19 to perform the solar eclipse prayer or Kusuf  prayer and follow the health protocol.

According to Kamaruddin, the timetable of Kusuf prayerdepends of the time of the solar eclipse in each region. (Rilis Kemenag/trans by PUTRI).