Indore, February 16 The alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon on Tuesday will offer astronomy enthusiasts around the world a view of an annular solar eclipse. However, this celestial event, lasting more than four hours, will not be visible in India, according to an observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Rajendra Prakash Gupta, Superintendent of the Government Jiwaji Observatory, said that the annular solar eclipse would begin at 3:26:06 PM on Tuesday and end at 7:57:06 PM. The eclipse will reach its peak at 5:41:09 PM, he added.
"At its peak, the Moon will position itself between the Sun and the Earth, covering approximately 96.20% of the Sun, creating the appearance of a bright ring. The annular solar eclipse will not be visible in India. It can be clearly observed in Argentina, Chile, South Africa, and Antarctica," Gupta informed.
The observatory was constructed in 1719 by Maharaja Sawai Raja Jaisingh of Jaipur when he was in Ujjain as the Governor of Malwa under the reign of King Muhammad Shah of Delhi.