Solar eclipse / 'Ring of fire' eclipse begins, visible from parts of India

The annular solar eclipse, popularly called 'Ring of fire' eclipse, has begun and can be seen from parts of India. Pictures of the first solar eclipse of 2020 from J&K, Delhi, Mumbai and Gandhinagar have surfaced. Bhuj was the first Indian town to see the beginning of the eclipse at 9:58 am and it'll end at Dibrugarh at 2:29 pm.

Hindustan Times : Jun 21, 2020, 12:12 PM
New Delhi: Solar Eclipse which is happening today on June 21 is very special as it’s the last one visible from India this year until it occurs again on 2022.

During a solar eclipse the moon passes in front of the sun and completely blocks its light. Today’s eclipse, however, is special as the moon will not completely hide the sun’s light. The result will be a little bit of light peeking from around the edge looking just like a shining ring - hence, today’s event is also called ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse.

With this annular solar eclipse going on, Twitter is abuzz with posts related to this amazing celestial event. Just like this tweet shared by news agency ANI which shows how the Solar Eclipse 2020 looks from Kurukshetra, Haryana.

Amazing and mesmerising are among the many adjectives which one would like to use while describing these images from Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

In India, it became visible from 9:56 AM will remain visible until 2:29 PM, according to a press release from Planetary Society, India.