Solar Eclipse 2021: Second Surya Grahan of this year on today (December 4): India timings, other details

Solar Eclipse 2021: A total solar eclipse sweeps across Antarctica on today December 4, 2021. The instant of greatest eclipse takes place at 07:33 UTC, which is 1:33 a.m. on the morning of December 4 for people in North America (CST).

When it’s a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon, however, in partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.

The last Solar eclipse or Surya Grahan of 2021 will not be visible in India. Parts of southern Africa, including locations in South Africa and Namibia, will see a partial solar eclipse, as per timeanddate.com website. South in Australia, Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

Solar Eclipse 2021 Timings:

On Saturday, December 4, the last Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse of this year will begin at 10:59 am. The total eclipse will start at 12:30 pm and the maximum eclipse will take place at 1:03 pm. The eclipse period will last for 4 hours 8 minutes. During any type of eclipse, there are a few dos and don’ts which most follow.

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Solar Eclipse 2021 Where and How:

The Moon looked red in last night’s eclipse because, as Earth passed between the Moon and Sun, sunlight filtered through Earth’s atmosphere, scattering the blue light and letting only red light reach the Moon.

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