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Solar Eclipse 2020 LIVE: Annular solar eclipse begins in India as Moon makes first contact
New Delhi, June 21: India set to witness its deepest annual solar eclipse on Sunday. An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire began at 9.15 am. The first solar eclipse of the year will start at 10.19 am and end at 2.02 pm. The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 3.04 pm.
The annular phase will be visible in the morning from some places within a narrow corridor of northern India parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand. A few prominent places within this narrow annularity path are Dehradun, Kurukshetra, Chamoli, Joshimath, Sirsa, Suratgarh. From the rest of the country, it will be visible as partial solar eclipse.
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9:19 AM, 21 Jun
The last full solar eclipse visible from India in the next 11 years takes place on Sunday
9:18 AM, 21 Jun
The partial solar eclipse will be visible in Bengaluru for over three hours on Sunday
9:18 AM, 21 Jun
Chennai will witness a partial solar eclipse on Sunday from 10.22am to 1.41pm
9:18 AM, 21 Jun
The Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala will remain closed for pilgrim worship on Sunday due to solar eclipse. The temple doors, which were closed at 8.30 pm on Saturday after the conduct of 'Ekanta seva', will reopen at 2.30 pm on Sunday after the eclipse period is over, but devotees will not be allowed in. Pilgrim services will resume at the temple from Monday at the usual timings.
9:18 AM, 21 Jun
Pink City will witness the greatest phase of annular solar eclipse (88% obscuration) at 11.56am on Sunday. “The astronomical significance of this solar eclipse is that this is happening on the summer solstice date - the longest day of the year. Second, the greatest eclipse phase will occur around 12 noon,” said Sandip Bhattacharya, assistant director, B M Birla Planetarium.
9:17 AM, 21 Jun
Solar Eclipse begins
9:17 AM, 21 Jun
According to Nehru Planetarium, Bhuj will be the first city in India from where the beginning of the eclipse will be visible at 9.58 am. The eclipse will end four hours later at 2.29 pm.
9:16 AM, 21 Jun
How to watch Surya Grahan today
Since the rays of the sun will be extremely bright and damaging when looked at directly. You must use special glasses (a good pair of solar viewing glasses is a must).
9:01 AM, 21 Jun
Lucknow: Temples in the city to remain closed till 4 pm today in the light of #SolarEclipse2020.
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The annual solar eclipse will start at 9:15 AM today and will be visible until 3:04 PM. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 PM. pic.twitter.com/3ajE1Idpze
Lucknow: Temples in the city to remain closed till 4 pm today in the light of Solar Eclipse 2020.
7:14 AM, 21 Jun
Today the annual solar eclipse will start at 9:15 AM IST and will be visible until 3:04 PM IST. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST.
12:19 AM, 21 Jun
The safe technique to observe the solar eclipse is either by using a proper filter like aluminised mylar, black polymer, welding glass of shade number 14 or by making a projection of the Sun's image on a white board by telescope.
12:19 AM, 21 Jun
Solar eclipse should not be viewed with the naked eye, even for a very short time as it can cause permanent damage even leading to blindness.
12:18 AM, 21 Jun
Obscuration of the Sun by the Moon at the time of greatest phase of the partial eclipse will be around 94 per cent in Delhi, 80 per cent in Guwahati, 78 per cent in Patna, 75 per cent in Silchar, 66 per cent in Kolkata, 62 per cent in Mumbai, 37 per cent in Bangalore, 34 per cent in Chennai, 28 per cent in Port Blair.
12:18 AM, 21 Jun
A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun and when all the three celestial objects are aligned. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the angular diameter of the Moon falls short of that of the Sun such that it cannot cover up the latter completely. As a result, a ring of the Sun's disk remains visible around the Moon. This gives an image of a ring of fire.
12:18 AM, 21 Jun
Another annular eclipse will occur in 2022, but that it will be hardly visible from India.
12:17 AM, 21 Jun
The annular path also passes through Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Pakistan, and China. The next annular eclipse will be seen from South America in December 2020.
12:17 AM, 21 Jun
A few prominent places within this narrow annularity path are Dehradun, Kurukshetra, Chamoli, Joshimath, Sirsa, Suratgarh. From the rest of the country, it will be visible as partial solar eclipse.
12:17 AM, 21 Jun
The annular phase will start at 10.19 am and end at 2.02 pm. The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 3.04 pm.
12:16 AM, 21 Jun
An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, will be visible in parts of the country on Sunday.