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What is Solar Eclipse

A solar eclipse takes place when the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth, blocking out the Sun's rays and casting a shadow on parts of the Earth.
 
How does solar eclipse occur?
 
For a solar eclipse to take place, the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth must be aligned in a perfect or near-perfect straight line – an alignment astronomers call syzygy. This happens around new Moon every lunar month.
 
Types of solar eclipse
 
There are four types of solar eclipses. How much of the Sun's disk is eclipsed – the eclipse magnitude – depends on which part of the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth.
 
A partial solar eclipse occurs when the Moon only partially obscures the Sun's disk and casts only its penumbra on the Earth.
 
An annular solar eclipse takes place when the Moon's disk is not big enough to cover the entire disk of the Sun, and the Sun's outer edges remain visible to form a ring of fire in the sky. An annular eclipse of the Sun takes place when the Moon is near apogee, and the Moon's antumbra falls on the Earth.
 
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon completely covers the Sun. It can take place only when the Moon is near perigee, the point of the Moon's orbit closest to the Earth. You can see a total solar eclipse only if you are in the path where the Moon casts its darkest shadow, the umbra.
 
A hybrid solar eclipse, also known as an annular-total eclipse, is the rarest type. It occurs when the same eclipse changes from an annular to a total solar eclipse, and/or vice versa, along the eclipse's path.
 
When is the next solar eclipse?
 
June 21, 2020: Solar Eclipse (Annular) in South/East Europe, Much of Asia, North in Australia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean
 
December 14, 2020: Solar Eclipse (Total) in southern parts of Africa, much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
 
June 10, 2021: Solar Eclipse (Annular) in much of Europe and Asia, North/West Africa, Much of North America, Atlantic, Arctic
 
December 4, 2021: Solar Eclipse (Total) in South Australia, southern Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
 
April 30, 2022: Solar Eclipse (Partial) in South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
 
How to see solar eclipse?
 
Never look directly at the Sun, eclipsed or otherwise, without any protective eyewear. The Sun’s UV radiation can burn the retinas in your eyes leading to their permanent damage or even blindness.
 
The best way to safely watch a total solar eclipse is to wear protective eclipse glasses or to project an image of the eclipsed Sun using a pinhole projector.
 
Difference between solar eclipse and lunar eclipse
 
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow obscures the Moon or a portion of it. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking all or a portion of the Sun.
 

Latest Updates on Solar Eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse would occur on the intervening night of October 28 and 29 and it will be visible in India

Updated On: 04 Jan 2023 | 10:42 PM IST

An eminent astrophysicist has called for treating eclipses as natural celestial events and not believe in superstitions surrounding these

Updated On: 08 Nov 2022 | 4:59 PM IST

Unlike solar eclipses, there are no harmful rays emitted during a lunar eclipse, so it's safe to watch it with the naked eyes

Updated On: 08 Nov 2022 | 12:51 PM IST

Many important temples in Telangana remain closed on Tuesday due to solar eclipse, a senior official of the Endowments Department said.

Updated On: 25 Oct 2022 | 11:36 AM IST

Doors of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath temple will remain closed on October 25 on the solar eclipse, said the temple committee

Updated On: 23 Oct 2022 | 7:33 AM IST

During the Diwali festival on October 25, there will be a partial solar eclipse which will be visible from the city as well as from most parts of the country, astrophysicist Debi Prasad Duari said.

Updated On: 11 Oct 2022 | 2:56 PM IST

First, the partial eclipse will start at around 11:42 am IST and the annular eclipse will appear to occur from 3:30 pm and will continue up to 4:52 pm

Updated On: 10 Jun 2021 | 10:29 AM IST

Around the time the eclipse image was taken, the comet was travelling at roughly 7,24,205 kms per hour, about 4.3 million kms from the Sun's surface

Updated On: 20 Dec 2020 | 11:17 AM IST

Solar cycle predictions hold significance as it gives a rough idea of the frequency of space weather storms of all types

Updated On: 16 Sep 2020 | 10:46 AM IST

The solar eclipse will be visible until 3.04 pm and the maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST

Updated On: 21 Jun 2020 | 2:45 PM IST

It will be the first solar eclipse of this year takes place on the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere

Updated On: 20 Jun 2020 | 3:23 PM IST

Here are all the latest developments taking place across the country today

Updated On: 21 Jun 2020 | 6:44 PM IST

This time, ARIES will live telecast the solar eclipse. Those interested, can watch the eclipse on YouTube, Zoom and Facebook

Updated On: 19 Jun 2020 | 12:58 PM IST

The solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, began at around 8:17 am

Updated On: 26 Dec 2019 | 5:04 PM IST

Special arrangement has been made at the planetarium here to assist people to witness the celestial event here

Updated On: 24 Dec 2019 | 11:34 PM IST

Thousands of tourists turn up to see them, along with a few dozen scientists, for which the eclipse is a unique opportunity to observe the extended atmosphere of the sun - known as the solar corona

Updated On: 03 Jul 2019 | 11:47 AM IST

The biblical text in question comes from the Old Testament book of Joshua

Updated On: 30 Oct 2017 | 1:33 PM IST

In most branches of Hindu culture, the "sun eater" took the more traditional form of a dragon

Updated On: 22 Aug 2017 | 11:40 AM IST

A solar eclipse is considered one of the grandest of cosmic spectacles

Updated On: 22 Aug 2017 | 11:08 AM IST

A total solar eclipse occurs when the sun is completely obscured by the moon

Updated On: 21 Aug 2017 | 3:31 PM IST