Solar Eclipse 2022: As the year comes to an end, the world is set to witness the second and the last solar eclipse on Tuesday (October 25). The partial solar eclipse will happen amid Diwali celebrations and can be seen in portions of Europe, western Asia, and northeast Africa. The solar eclipse is set to begin right before sunset in the afternoon and will last for an hour. The partial solar eclipse will be visible from most places, but, its ending will not be visible in the country as it will happen post-sunset.
SURYA GRAHAN VISIBILITY IN INDIA
The Indian cities that will experience the partial solar eclipse are New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura.
SURYA GRAHAN TIMINGS, DURATION AND OTHER DETAILS
In Delhi, the solar eclipse will begin at 4:29 pm IST
In Mumbai, the solar eclipse will begin at 4:49 pm IST
In Kolkata, the solar eclipse will begin at 4:52 pm IST
In Chennai, the solar eclipse will begin at 5:14 pm IST
The duration of the eclipse (from the beginning up to sunset time) will be 1 hr 13 min and 1 hr 19 min for both Delhi and Mumbai, respectively.
The duration of the solar eclipse from the beginning up to sunset time will be 31 min and 12 min in Kolkata and Chennai.
REGIONS WHERE SOLAR ECLIPSE WON’T BE VISIBLE
The Surya Grahan cannot be seen from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and some parts of north-east India (name of few of such places are Aizawl, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Sibsagar, Silchar, Tamelong etc.).
A solar eclipse is a phenomenon in which the moon passes between the sun and the earth, casting a dark shadow on the earth that can completely or partially block sunlight in some areas. During the maximum eclipse, the Moon will hide the Sun to a degree of around 40 to 50 per cent in the country’s northwestern areas. The percentage coverage will be lower than the statistics indicated above in other parts of the country. At the time of the maximum eclipse, the Moon will cover around 44 per cent of the Sun in Delhi and 24 per cent in Mumbai.
WHEN IS THE NEXT SOLAR ECLIPSE
The next solar eclipse will be visible from India on August 2, 2027. It will be a total solar eclipse. From all parts of the country it will be seen as partial solar eclipse.
WHAT TO REMEMBER WHILE WATCHING SURYA GRAHAN
Eclipsed Sun should not be viewed with the naked eye, even for a very short time. It will cause permanent damage to the eyes leading to blindness even when the Moon covers most portion of the Sun. Safe technique to observe the solar eclipse is either by using proper filter like aluminized Mylar, black polymer, welding glass of shade number 14 or by making projection of Sun’s image on a white board by telescope.