He said the amount of the partial eclipse was 44 percent in Tiraif (the moon blocked 44 percent of the sun) with Jazan registering the lowest amount of 13 percent.
He also said the partial eclipse was seen in similar degrees in the central and western regions with 24 degrees in Riyadh and Jeddah and 23 degrees in Makkah.
The partial solar eclipse began Tuesday in the skies over the Mideast and extended across much of Europe.
In cloudy winter skies over Jerusalem, the sun appeared to have a large bite taken out of its upper right section.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon lines up between the sun and the Earth, casting a lunar shadow on the Earth's surface and obscuring the solar disk. During a partial solar eclipse, only part of the sun is blotted out.
Western Europe woke up to a sunrise eclipse. Astronomers expected the greatest eclipse over Sweden, where about 85 percent of the sun will be blocked.
Clouds and falling snow masked views of a rare solar eclipse for most residents of Russia and Central Asia, where the sun was obscured by up to 84 percent in some areas.
In Moscow, where the eclipse covered up to 81 percent of the sun, hazy clouds masked the sun in some areas, but enthusiasts gathered to view the eclipse from the Sparrow Hills viewpoint.
In the northwestern city of St. Petersburg, the sun was obscured by 84.6 percent, with thick clouds standing in the way.
In Kazakhstan's capital of Astana, where the sun was obscured by up 53 percent, the eclipse was not visible due to clouds.
Rare snowfall also covered the sun in Tashkent, the capital of the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan.
In Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, the sun shone brightly and some residents tried to view the eclipse through photographic film, but complained that they could not see anything.
The eclipse only covered the sun by up to 30 percent, the director of the national institute of astrophysics, Khursand Ibodinov, told AFP.
"Only specialists are able to observe this through telescopes.
The eclipse was prominent in the northern parts of the universe, especially Sweden and Finland.
Wintry skies darkened over Switzerland on Tuesday morning, but Romanians were treated to a pinkish ethereal light and Swedes to a beautiful sunrise, as a partial solar eclipse that began over the Mideast extended across much of Europe.
In Switzerland, the pall of clouds and light snow seemed like dusk with lights twinkling in cities — time in reverse just as people streamed off trains and buses to arrive at work. The solar occurrence was at its height over Geneva, Bern and other Swiss cities in the midmorning, then the grayness at the lower altitudes began to brighten a bit.
As much as two-thirds of the sun slipped from view behind the moon, something that hasn't occurred in Switzerland since August 1999. A more minor eclipse happened in August 2008.
The Swiss federal health office warned people, especially children, to wear special eye protection rather than use homemade gear to see the eclipse.
Clear skies over southern Romania offered a chance to glimpse a pale pink, otherworldly glow that spread over Bucharest, the capital. People climbed atop snow-coated high-rise buildings to get a better view, or donned sunglasses and huddled outside subway stations in Revolution Square. Some watched it televised live; Romanians won't see their next eclipse until March 2015.
“This morning I saw a strange light,” said Andrei Carlescu, a 21-year-old architecture student who was fascinated by the way the light dipped.
“At first I didn't know what was happening. There were children about 9 or 10 who were wearing special glasses and looking at it.” The eclipse was first seen Tuesday over Jerusalem, where the sun appeared to have taken a large bit out of its upper right section.
Polish viewers were treated to live television coverage of the eclipse from the southern city of Krakow, where the shadow of the moon could be seen gradually blotting out the sun.
The golden croissant-like shape was visible in the dark sky in the morning. However, most of Poland was covered by clouds that blotted out the spectacular sight.
— Input from agencies
