Partial Eclipse of the Sun to be visible in India

A Partial Eclipse of the Sun will occur in the morning of Monday, the 19th March 2007 ( 28 Phalguna, 1928 SE).

The Greatest phase and the Ending of the eclipse will be visible from all parts of India. But the Beginning of the eclipse will be visible only from the eastern, north eastern parts and some places Situated in the north of India. The remaining parts of India will see the sunrise after the eclipse begins.

In general, the eclipse will be visible in the region covering most of Alaska, eastern and central Asia except the central parts of Japan and the western parts of Russia.

Considering the Earth as a whole the eclipse begins at 0608 Hrs IST when the shadow of the Moon first touches the Earth during local sunrise at a point in the Bay of Bengal near the coast of Chennai at latitude 15°26 ' N and longitude 82°38' E . The eclipse ends at 0955 Hrs IST when the Moon's shadow finally leaves the Earth at local sunset at a point in the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska at latitude 73°26'N and longitude 156°41' W. The Greatest Phase of the eclipse with magnitude 0.876 occurs at 0802 Hrs IST at a point in the north-west of Russia , East of Leningrad at latitude 61°13' N and longitude 55°24' E.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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