A Partially Eclipsed Setting Sun . ... Credit Copyright: Andrew Wall Explanation: If you look closely, you will see something quite unusual about this setting Sun. There are birds flying to the Sun's left, but that's not so unusual . ... And that's no occulting cloud -- that's the Moon . Yesterday the Moon moved in front of part of the Sun as visible from Australia , and although many locations reported annoying clouds, a partially eclipsed Sun would occasionally peak through as it set. ...