The solar eclipse is known as Surya Grahan. These eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered.
Surya Grahan on Mauni Amavasya – An annular solar eclipse will occur on Friday, January 15, and will be the longest solar eclipse in duration since 1992. A Partial Solar eclipse will be visible during 11:25 AM to 3:15 PM (Indian Standard Time).
This time it has been considered comes as the longest annular eclipse to occur this century with a duration of 11 mins 08 seconds.
Surya Grahan Sparsha kaal – 11.29 AM
Surya Grahana Madhya kaal – 1.22 PM
Surya grahana moksha kaal – 3.15 PM
Surya grahanam adhyantha punya kaal – 3.46 PM
The most important precaution to be taken during Solar Eclipse / Surya Grahan:
Don’ts During Solar Eclipse
* Never watch the eclipse with a naked eye.
* Don’t use Binoculars or Telescope to view the eclipse.
* Don’t use any cheap or easily available filters in Telescope or Binoculars to view the sun. Only specifically designed filters should be used with Telescope and Binoculars.
* Don’t watch the eclipse using color film.
* Don’t watch the eclipse with non-silver black and white film.
* Don’t watch the eclipse with medical x-ray films with images on them.
* Don’t use smoked glass to view the sun.
* All developed films lack a silver emulsion and therefore it should not be used to view the eclipse.
Places and Times in India Where Surya Grahan on 15th January, 2010:
Four Metros
Delhi – 11:53 AM to 3:32 PM
Mumbai – 11:17 AM to 3:04 PM
Chennai – 11:25 AM to 3:15 PM
Kolkata – 12:07 PM to 3:29 PM
Gangtok, Sikkim – 12:15 PM to 3:29 PM
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