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Solar Eclipse today: Date, time, how to watch and more

A partial solar eclipse or ‘Surya Grahan’ will be visible over several regions of Europe, the Middle East, north-eastern parts of Africa, western Asia, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the North Indian Ocean on 25 October. Solar eclipse, which will last for 1 hour 45 minutes in India will be visible for more than an hour in cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Thane, Bhopal, Ludhiana, Agra, Chandigarh, Ujjain, Mathura, Porbandar, Gandhinagar, Silvasa, Surat, and Panaji. The eclipse will begin in the following parts at the following times: Delhi - 4.29 pm Mumbai - 4.49 pm Bangalore - 5.12 pm Kolkata - 4.52 pm Chennai - 5.14 pm Bhopal - 4.42 pm Hyderabad - 4.59 pm Kanyakumari - 5.32 pm For the full list, go to https://www.moes.gov.in/sites/default/files/PIB1868856.pdf How to watch a solar eclipse? People should avoid watching the solar eclipse with the naked eye and should use special eye protection or indirect viewing methods to watch the solar eclipse. Indirect projection is one of the safest ways of watching the solar eclipse, while a telescope, pinhole camera, or camera display can also be used to watch the eclipse.

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