The first solar eclipse of the year begins: the eclipse will last till 6.41 pm; Only Ladakh and Arunachal will be seen in the country, not Sutak anywhere else

Today is the first solar eclipse of the year. It can be seen in North America, Europe, and Asia. In India, the eclipse will be visible in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh before sunset. On this day, after 148 years, the coincidence of Shani Jayanti is also being made. Earlier, the solar eclipse on Shani Jayanti took place on 26 May 1873.

According to the website Time and Date, it started at 1:42 pm Indian time. The eclipse will last till 6.41 pm. That is, the total duration of the solar eclipse in India will be about 5 hours.

Where solar eclipse will be seen in India, there will be Sutak

The sutak of the solar eclipse starts 12 hours before the eclipse. According to the scriptures, where the eclipse is visible, it is considered as Sutak. No auspicious work is done during Sutak. Cooking and eating during this time is also not considered good. Even the doors of temples are closed during the Sutak period. But the Sutak of today's solar eclipse will not be valid in the rest of the country except Ladakh and Arunachal, because the eclipse will not be visible in other places.

What is a solar eclipse?

When the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, it is called a solar eclipse. During this, the light coming from the sun does not reach the earth due to the moon coming in the middle and the shadow of the moon falls on the earth. The Earth revolves around the Sun and the Moon revolves around the Earth. Because of this, all three sometimes come in line with each other. For these reasons, solar and lunar eclipses occur.

Partly visible in Asia

This solar eclipse will be partially visible in North America, Europe, and Asia. Whereas northern Canada, Greenland, and Russia will be fully visible. People of Greenland can also see the Ring of Fire when the solar eclipse is at its peak.

What is Ring of Fire?

The moon revolves around the earth in an elliptical orbit. Because of this, the distance of the moon from the earth is always increasing or decreasing. When the moon is farthest from the earth, it is called apogee and when it is closest it is called perigee.

When the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth while staying very close to the Earth. During this, the Moon completely covers the Earth in its shadow. Due to this, the sunlight does not reach the earth. This astronomical event is called a total solar eclipse.

Annular Solar Eclipse: In this situation, the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, but there is a great distance between the two. The Moon does not completely cover the Sun and only the outer layer of the Sun shines. Which is visible in the form of a ring. This is called an annular solar eclipse.

Khandagras Solar Eclipse: In this astronomical event, the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth in such a way that only a small part of the Sun is covered by its shadow. During this time most of the Sun is visible from Earth. This is called Khandagras solar eclipse.

How many times a solar eclipse can happen in a year?

Mostly a solar eclipse occurs twice a year. This number can go up to a maximum of 5, but it is very rare. According to NASA, in the last 5000 years, there have been only 25 years when there have been 5 solar eclipses in a year. The last time there was a solar eclipse 5 times within a year in 1935. Next time it will happen in 2206. By the way, any solar eclipse is visible only in certain areas of the Earth.