Bangkokians would be able to see the sun at its highest position – 90 degrees above their heads where shadows will be at the minimum level possible – at 12.16pm on April 27, a senior official at the Science and Technology Ministry’s National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) said on Thursday.

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is planning to push for the certification of Doi Inthanon as a place dark enough for star observation to the international standard.