Surya Grahan 2022: India is witnessing a partial Solar Eclipse, which is visible in the regions covering Europe, the Middle East, the northeastern parts of Africa, western Asia, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the North Indian Ocean. It began before sunset and is visible from most parts of the country. It is suggested not to a solar eclipse from the naked eye, even for a short time. It can cause serious damage to the eyes. Additionally, a Solar Eclipse occurs on a New Moon day when the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun, and the three objects are aligned. A partial solar eclipse happens when the Moon covers the solar disk partially.
Timings of Solar Eclipse 2022
According to Drik Panchang, this eclipse is a partial Solar Eclipse, which is visible from 04:29 pm. The eclipse will end with the sunset at 05:42 pm.
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Visibility in India
New Delhi: 04:28 pm to 05:42 pm
Mumbai: 04:49 pm to 06:09 pm
Hyderabad: 04:58 pm to 05:48 pm
Bengaluru: 05:12 pm to 05:56 pm
Chennai: 05:13 pm to 05:45 pm
Kolkata: 04:51 pm to 05:04 pm
Bhopal: 04:42 pm to 05:47 pm
Chandigarh: 04:23 pm to 05:41 pm
The partial Solar eclipse will be visible for the longest time (1 hour 45 minutes) in Gujarat's Dwarka and for the shortest time in West Bengal's Kolkata for only 12 minutes. In Delhi and Mumbai, it will last for 1 hour 13 minutes and 1 hour 20 minutes, respectively. In Hyderabad, the duration of the partial eclipse will be 49 minutes, in Bengaluru (44 minutes), Bhopal (I hour 5 minutes), Chandigarh (1 hour 18 minutes) and Chennai (31 minutes).
According to the Ministry of Earth Science, the ending of the eclipse will not be visible from India as it will be in progress after sunset. In Western parts, the Sun will be obscured by about 40 to 50 percent at the time of the maximum eclipse, and in other parts, it will be less than the same.
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