Mumbai: The last and final solar eclipse of the year 2019 is an annular eclipse that can be seen in various countries including India on Thursday December 26.
The partial eclipse will begin at 08.04 a.m. when the moon 'touches' the sun’s edge, and at 09.24 a.m. the annular phase will start and the full eclipse would be visible. At 09.26 a.m., the maximum eclipse would occur, when the moon is closest to the centre of the sun.
By 09.27 a.m. the full eclipse will end, and by 11.05 a.m. the moon will leave the edges of the sun, ending the partial eclipse. The total eclipse will last for 3.12 minutes.
“The eclipse will start in Qatar, the UAE, Oman and due to its geological positioning, Cheruvathur (Kerala) will be the first place in India where it will be very visible,” said Sachin Bamba of Space India.
Cities in india such as Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala; Coimbatore, Madurai, Ooty, Trichy and Chennai in Tamil Nadu; Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka; and Puducherry are among the places in South India that will be able to fully witness the solar eclipse on Thursday.
Other parts of India too will witness the solar eclipse in varying intensities.
An annular solar eclipse is a bit different from a normal solar eclipse. In the latter one, the Moon completely covers up the Sun blocking its rays from reaching the Earth. However, in an annular eclipse, the Moon covers up the Sun from the centre but leaves the outer rim visible. This creates a ring of fire in the sky.
According to the respected website Timeanddate.com, two to five solar eclipses take place ever year. Five solar eclipses taking place in one year is extremely rare, the website reports citing US space agency Nasa's research.
According to the website, the last time five solar eclipses took place in the same year was in 1935 and the next time it will happen is in 2206.
The solar eclipse of December 26 is the third one to take place in 2019.
The following table released by M.P.Birla Planetarium, Kolkata shows the time of the eclipse at different places in India.
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