Solar Eclipse to be Visible Today| TIMING & DURATION|

WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?

A solar eclipse or Surya Grahan takes put when, at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes between Sun and Earth and blocks the light of the sun, casting a shadow onto Earth. A solar eclipse takes to put on a new moon day.

When the lunar plate partially obscures the solar disc, there will be a partial solar eclipse.

TODAY’S PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

The partial eclipse today, October 25 will begin in India before sunset in the afternoon and will be seen from most places. However, it won’t be visible from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and some parts of north-east India (Aizawl, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Sibsagar, Silchar, Tamelong, etc.), the Ministry of Earth Sciences said.

The ending of the eclipse will not be visible from India as the same will be in progress after sunset. The obscuration of the Sun by the Moon will be .approximately between 40 and 50 percent at the time of the maximum eclipse in north-western parts of the country.

In other parts of the country, the percentage coverage will be less than the above values, the ministry said.

Timings of the solar eclipse

The eclipse will begin in the following parts at the following times:

Delhi – 4.29 pm

Mumbai – 4.49 pm

Bangalore – 5.12 pm

Kolkata – 4.52 pm

Chennai – 5.14 pm

Bhopal – 4.42 pm

Hyderabad – 4.59 pm

Kanyakumari – 5.32 pm

Direct watching a solar eclipse can cause permanent damage to one’s retinas because of high-density radiation from the sun’s photosphere.