Solar Eclipse in October 2022: Watch partial Surya Grahan on this date; Here's when and how
The month of October will give you an opportunity to watch a partial Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan on October 25, 2022, coinciding with the festival of lights- Diwali. People in parts of Europe, The Urals and Western Siberia, central and Western Asia, among others will have a chance to witness the partial solar eclipse. It can be known that this will be the last partial Solar Eclipse of the year 2022. Prior to this, the first partial Solar Eclipse happened on April 30, 2022. Here is all you need to know about the Solar Eclipse 2022 date and more.
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth, fully or partially blocking the Sun's light in some areas. During a partial eclipse, the Moon and Sun are not perfectly aligned, so the Moon does not completely cover the Sun. This gives the Sun a crescent shape, or makes it appear as if a “bite” has been taken out of the Sun, depending on how much of the Sun is covered by the Moon. While for a total solar eclipse to take place, the Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a direct line, according to NASA.
According to a report by space. com the partial Surya Grahan will be occurring between around 5 am and 9 am EDT when around 82 percent of the Sun's disk will be covered by the Moon's shadow at the maximum point of the event, which is known as the point of central eclipse. However, from Russia, the eclipse will be 80 percent, while this proportion will drop to 70 percent in China, and 63 percent in Norway. It can be noted that the eclipse will not be visible in the US on October 25.
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