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Various parts of India have got a glimpse of the 'annual solar eclipse'
Updated : Jun 21, 2020, 12:27 PM IST | Edited by : Shaheen Irani
Mumbai, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir have witnessed the annual solar eclipse, also known as the 'ring of fire' eclipse. Beginning from 9.15 am, the solar eclipse will be visible till 3.04 pm. The eclipse is visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia.
The maximum eclipse is set to take place at 12.10 IST. The Surya Grahan falls with the summer solstice which is the longest day of 2020 in the Northern Hemisphere. Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Kurukshetra, Dubai, Dehradun and Amritsar also got a glimpse of it.
Uttarakhand: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Dehradun. pic.twitter.com/Zg0zOpwIou
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
Punjab: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Amritsar today. pic.twitter.com/usRHFtjlgP
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
Punjab: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Amritsar today. pic.twitter.com/usRHFtjlgP
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
Uttarakhand: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Dehradun.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 1:50 PM with maximum visibility of the eclipse at 12:05 PM. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/iugvgwFEYR
United Arab Emirates: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Dubai.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 11:12 AM. It will also be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/EAGWuVIdBO
Haryana: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of Kurukshetra. pic.twitter.com/LCpg8ltvJk
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
Rajasthan: #SolarEclipse2020 seen in the skies of Jaipur.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 1:44 PM with maximum visibility of the eclipse at 11:55 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/MnnFvua1St
Gujarat: #SolarEclipse2020 seen in the skies of Gandhinagar.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 1:32 PM with maximum visibility of the eclipse at 11:42 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/Lp0xs53JoF
Maharashtra: #SolarEclipse2020 seen in the skies of Mumbai.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 3:04 PM. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/n32nzIXYDR
Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu witnesses #SolarEclipse2020
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will start at 9:15 AM and will be visible until 3:04 PM. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/5tvnfr7O7G
#WATCH Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu witnesses #SolarEclipse2020
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
It will start at 9:15 AM and will be visible until 3:04 PM. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/hewOopYiCY
Delhi: #SolarEclipse2020 as seen in the skies of the national capital today.
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020
The solar eclipse will be visible until 3:04 PM. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST. It will be visible from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, parts of Europe and Australia. pic.twitter.com/tJNM01YwGx
While people living along the path annular eclipse passing through Anupgarh, Suratgarh, Sirsa, Jakhal, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Dehradun, Tapowan and Joshimath will be able to see the annular phase, people in rest of India can witness a partial eclipse, the Ministry of Science and Technology had informed.
When Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, the shadow falls on the surface of the Earth. The Sun is entirely covered by the Moon for a brief period. Those places that are engulfed by the dark, dense umbral shadow of the Moon experience the total solar eclipse.
"Annular solar eclipse is a particular case of the total solar eclipse. Like the total solar eclipse, the Moon is aligned with the Sun. However, on that day, the apparent size of the Moon happens to be a wee smaller than the Sun. Hence the Moon covers the central part of the Sun, and the rim of the Sun appear like a 'ring of fire' in the sky for a very brief moment," Samir Dhurde of The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune explained to ANI.