Wear Your Goggles, We May Witness the Last Solar Eclipse of the Decade!
List and timings where partial Solar eclipse could occur
This year’s last solar eclipse was a day after Diwali. Many countries will witness the solar eclipse on October 25, a day after Diwali, that is, it ought to be Govardhan pooja. The partial solar eclipse will be visible from many parts of the country. Because of this, Govardhan puja will not be celebrated this year. Therefore, the Govardhan puja has been rescheduled for October 26.
India to witness the last Solar eclipse of the decade!
The solar eclipse will start at 4:29 PM and will be at 5:43 PM. The Sutak time for the solar eclipse will be 3:14 am to 5:40 pm on October 25. A partial solar eclipse will be visible from most parts of India. According to the MP Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, the partial solar eclipse will be visible in the western and central parts of India for a few minutes to 1 hour before sunset in the extreme western cities.
Solar eclipse time at various locations
| City | Time |
| Delhi Mumbai Chennai Chandigarh Jaipur Kolkata Lucknow | 4:29 PM 4:49 PM 5:14 PM 4:23 PM 4:31 PM 4:52 PM 4:36 PM |
Apart from these, the solar eclipse will also be visible in many other cities. In western cities like Porbandar, Gandhi Nagar, Silvassa, Surat and Panaji, the eclipse will last for more than an hour. The reports suggested that the maximum duration of the eclipse will be 1 hour 45 minutes on Tuesday and will be visible for the longest part in Gujarat’s Dwarka. While it is visible in the western and central parts of India, the eclipse will not be visible from extreme northeast parts of India like Imphal, Itanagar, Silchar, Andaman Nicobar Islands etc.
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What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the moon comes in between the earth and the sun. when all 3 objects are aligned, a solar eclipse takes place. A partial solar eclipse will occur when the lunar disk covers the solar disk partially. That means they are exactly aligned. The sun appears to have a dark shadow on a small part of its surface.
There are 3 phases of a partial solar eclipse: in the beginning, it reaches a maximum and at the end during the eclipse people in India will see 43% of the sun obscured. Experts advise using solar goggles to view the eclipse. It will save you from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
This eclipse is unique because, as the reports suggested, it will not be seen from India for another decade. Next, it will be visible in India only on November 3, 2032. Meanwhile, the partial solar eclipse will occur on March 29, 2025.
