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People in <keyword id="13126" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="maharashtra" source="Orion">Maharashtra</keyword> and the rest of <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>, barring the northeastern states, are eagerly waiting to witness the first partial solar eclipse coming at the height of the Diwali season after 1995, a top astronomer said here on Tuesday. The eclipse will start at 4.39 p.m. in Mumbai and will go on till 5.15 p.m., with the timings varying in different parts of the state and the rest of the country, as the moon's shadow straddles the sun. "For tradition-bound Indians, the significance is it is the first Diwali season partial solar eclipse after a gap of 27 years and it will be a rare partially covered sun that will set this evening," well-known astronomer Prof. Bharat <keyword id="5457996" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="adur" source="Orion">Adur</keyword>, Director of Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy, told IANS. For India, another solar eclipse will happen only after another 10 years, in 2032, so, people must make it a point to watch this celestial spectacle indirectly and safely, cautioned the AGCA head. However, Prof. Adur said another total solar eclipse will take place in 2024 in the US and an AGCA team will head there to study it in detail. Tuesday's magnificent sky show, when the moon will be positioned between the sun and <keyword id="6359982" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="earth" source="Orion">Earth</keyword>, will originate in the northern hemisphere in Europe, starting with Finland, but will not be a 'diamond-ring total solar eclipse', he said. The longest duration of Tuesday's spectacle will be in Jammu and Kashmir, two hours and six minutes, with 55.75 per cent sun covered, followed by Ladakh at around 55 per cent coverage, plus in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The eclipse duration will be shortest in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and barely a few minutes in the Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands as the sun sets, according to Prof. Adur. A Bhopal-based astronomer, Alok <keyword id="15345184" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mandavgane" source="Orion">Mandavgane</keyword>, in collaboration with ASI-POEC, has prepared an app, "Solar Eclipse Alok", which provides full details of today's celestial phenomenon, for different cities, and states of India. Several scientific and astronomical organizations run by the government and private sector, plus amateur organisations are going to live-stream the eclipse on various social media, to enable people to track it without any risks, said Mandavgane. Mumbai's Nehru Science Centre has also made arrangements for people to view the eclipse at its premises or on its Facebook page, said an official. In Maharashtra, with clear early winter skies after the monsoon officially departed, the partial solar eclipse shall be visible best in places like Palghar, Thane, Nashik, Pune, Mumbai and other districts. Prof. Adur, Mandavgane and other experts have appealed to people, especially children, not to view the partial solar eclipse directly as it can cause temporary or permanent vision problems. Several major temples in India and Maharashtra have shut their doors for the day in view of the partial solar eclipse. People would be engaged in certain religious rituals connected with the phenomenon for the day. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/article/where-we-can-see-last-solar-eclipse-of-2022-in-india/articleshow/95054675.cms">Where we can see last solar eclipse of 2022, in India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/air-quality-remains-very-poor-in-these-indian-cities-after-diwali/slidelist/95075634.cms">Air quality remains very poor in these Indian cities after Diwali</a>

India prepares to witness first Diwali partial solar eclipse since 1995

On the evening of November 8, as the <keyword id="6359982" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="earth" source="Orion">Earth</keyword>'s shadow envelopes its sole satellite for nearly one-and-half hours, the world will witness a thrilling and chilling spectacle of a '<keyword id="2198098" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="blood-moon" source="Orion">Blood Moon</keyword>' <keyword id="90051" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="lunar-eclipse" source="Orion">lunar eclipse</keyword>, a prominent astronomer said here on Monday. Coming exactly 14 days (two Tuesdays) after the October 25 partial solar eclipse -- the lunar eclipse will be seen in totality in the northeastern states, but shall be only partially visible in the rest of <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> in the evening as the <keyword id="24879" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sun" source="Orion">sun</keyword> sets, said Prof. Bharat Adur, Director, Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy (AGCA) here. "Tomorrow, the Earth's looming shadow will cover the <keyword id="42440" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="moon" source="Orion">Moon</keyword> and during this period it will appear a dark reddish colour, almost like a large drop of blood balanced in the sky... This phenomenon is called a 'Blood Moon' and it's an exciting spectacle," said Prof. Adur. He urged the people to view it wherever possible, as this will be the last total lunar eclipse, and the next one (total lunar eclipse) due only after three years on September 7, 2025. The Earth will come between the Sun and Moon and the blue planet's monstrous shadow -- from a staggering distance of 3.93 lakh kms -- will shroud its small natural satellite, partially or fully, depending on the angle of alignment from where it is viewed, Prof. Adur explained. The Sun is around 109 times bigger than Earth and over 148-million kms away, while the Earth is nearly four times larger than the Moon, with an average distance of 3,85 lakh kms separating them. "In a total lunar eclipse, the Moon is entirely blanketed by the Earth's darkest shadow, called the 'umbra', and at this time, the Moon appears a dark-reddish colour, or what is called the 'Blood Moon' phenomenon," Prof. Adur said. In scientific terms, it's called the 'Rayleigh Scattering' as during a lunar eclipse the only sunlight that reaches the Moon passes through the Earth's atmosphere, thus turning the Moon an apparent reddish colour. This is the second celestial event since the last partial Solar Eclipse (October 25), and can be witnessed by people in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, parts of Asia, Russia, North and South Americas, Australia, North Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions. Despite the scary myths or deep religious aspects associated with any eclipse (solar/lunar), Prof. Adur assured that there is absolutely no harm in viewing the unusual 'Blood Moon' on Tuesday with naked eyes or with binoculars which will enhance the reddish colour. The northeastern parts of India like Kohima, Agartala, Guwahati and other regions in the world will witness it in totality on Tuesday, the final eclipse of 2022. As the Moon will be below the horizon during the eclipse hours, most other parts of India will miss the exciting starting phases of both the partial and total eclipse, he said. Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai along with Mumbai, can witness only the partial phase, and in the country's commercial capital barely 14 per cent of the Moon's obscuration can be viewed at 18.03 hours in the setting sun. However, the Moon will be seen 60 per cent covered in Nagpur, 66 per cent in Srinagar and in varying degrees in other cities, said Prof. Adur. In case people miss the 'Blood Moon' on Tuesday, they can wait for October 28, 2023, when there will be another partial lunar eclipse that will be visible in some parts of the country, Prof. Adur smiled. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/meta-expected-to-announce-massive-layoffs-this-week-that-could-impact-thousand-as-tech-bloodbath-continues-wsj/articleshow/95343558.cms">Meta expected to announce massive layoffs this week that could impact thousand as tech bloodbath continues: WSJ</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-backtracks-elon-musks-platform-will-delay-its-paid-blue-check-verification-plan-until-after-midterms-nyt/articleshow/95343175.cms">Twitter backtracks: Elon Musk's platform will delay its paid blue check verification plan until after midterms: NYT</a>

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