Solar Eclipse 2019 Today: Surya Grahan India Timings And Precautions To Take During Eclipse

Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan 2019 will be visible today, 2 July across parts of South America and the South Pacific. Solar eclipse 2019 is not likely to be visible in India. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, so that the visible disk of Sun is covered by the Moon. Maximum coverage during the eclipse is likely to occur in the South Pacific, around 1,080 km north of Easter island. Solar Eclipse July 2019 will occur at night time in India and thus it will not be visible here but one can watch a live broadcasting online. This will be the only total solar eclipse of 2019 and the next one will occur on 14 December 2020.  

Solar eclipse 2019: When will it be visible in India?

The partial solar eclipse is likely to begin at India time 10.25 pm IST and the total solar eclipse will begin at 11:54 pm IST. Skywatchers will be able to witness the solar eclipse 2019 in parts of Chile and Argentina.