In Delhi and Mumbai, the percentage coverage of the sun by the moon at the time of the greatest solar eclipse was around 44 percent and 24 percent respectively.
A partial eclipse of the sun began in India on Tuesday evening and was visible for the longest duration from Dwarka in Gujarat.
The partial eclipse was visible over most of India including some parts in the northeast.
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The obscuration of the sun by the moon was approximately between 40 and 50 percent at the time of the maximum eclipse in the northwestern parts of the country. In other parts of the country, the percentage coverage will be less.
In Delhi and Mumbai, the percentage coverage of the sun by the moon at the time of the greatest solar eclipse was around 44 percent and 24 percent respectively.
The duration of the eclipse from the beginning up to sunset was one hour and thirteen minutes in Delhi and one hour and nineteen minutes in Mumbai.
In Chennai and Kolkata, the duration of the eclipse from the beginning up to sunset time was 31 minutes and 12 minutes respectively.
In Dwarka, the partial solar eclipse was visible for one hour and forty-four-and-a-half minutes. The partial solar eclipse occurred a day after Diwali.
India will witness a total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027.
A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and when all three are aligned. A partial solar eclipse will occur when the lunar disk covers the solar disk partially.
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