All Shadows in Bangkok Suddenly Disappeared on a Day After Sun & Earth Were in Sync

Last Updated on 2023-05-08 , 11:43 am

What’s something that you sometimes forget is there but always follows you no matter where you go?

No, it’s not the ghost from the ghost story that you heard when you were seven years old and haven’t been able to forget since then.

It’s your shadow.

And while most, if not all of us, know what shadows look like, that notion was definitely challenged in Bangkok on Thursday (27 April).

The reason?

Instead of the elongated, dark figures following us wherever we go, the shadows in Bangkok disappeared at 12.16 pm on Thursday (27 April).

And before you think that this was caused by a glitch in the matrix, it was caused by the zero-shadow phenomenon, which is (clearly) a rare occurrence.

For the unaware, such a phenomenon occurs when the Sun and Earth are in sync.

As such, all shadows belonging to vertical objects, such as people, trees and buildings, all disappeared for a few minutes before returning to normal.

Zero-Shadow Days in Thailand

However, despite the phenomenon’s rarity, it isn’t the first time it has happened in Thailand this year.

A zero-shadow occurrence was first observed in the Yala province, part of Betong, Thailand’s southernmost district, on 4 April this year.

According to announcements by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), the zero-shadow phenomenon will travel gradually to the north.

Its endpoint will be at Mae Sai in Chiang Rai, the northernmost district in Thailand, and the zero-shadow phenomenon will once again be observed on 22 May.

As for how often these zero-shadow sights take place, the TMD explained that it usually occurs on one day in April or May and another in July or August every year, as that is when the Sun is directly above the country.

In particular, based on the TMD’s records, Bangkok will witness such a sign again on 16 August at 12.22 pm.

Apart from that, the TMD highlighted that the zero-shadow phenomenon does not mean that that specific day will be the hottest day of the year.

This is because other elements like rainfall, cloud cover, accumulated heat and monsoon conditions also affect temperature.

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More About the Zero-Shadow Day

Here’s everything else you need to know about the zero-shadow phenomenon, which appears between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

And no, I’m not talking about when you’re born lah. I’m talking about where you’re at.

This region comprises all the areas located within 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south of the Equator.

Other places, such as Bengaluru in India, have also experienced this phenomenon this year.