Solar Eclipse to occur next week! Check Surya Grahan date, time, how to watch | DETAILS

Solar Eclipse 2022: The Ministry of Earth Science on Tuesday informed that a partial solar eclipse will occur next week. The partial eclipse of the Sun will be seen from most of the places. "However, the same 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.)" an official release added.

Solar Eclipse 2022 in India Date and Time
The eclipse will begin before sunset in the afternoon on October 25 in India, the official release added.

According to the official release, "In Delhi and Mumbai, the percentage coverage of the Sun by the Moon at the time of greatest eclipse will be around 44 percent and 24 percent respectively. The duration of 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 obscuration of the Sun by the Moon will be approximately between 40 and 50 percent at the time of 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.

"In Chennai and Kolkata, the duration of the eclipse from the beginning up to sunset time will be 31 min and 12 min respectively," it added.

Next solar eclipse: Date and Details
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.

Solar Eclipse 2022: Precaution
Eclipsed Sun should not be viewed with the naked eye, even for a very short time. It will cause permanent damage of the eyes leading to blindness even when the Moon covers most portion of the Sun.

Solar Eclipse 2022: How to watch
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.