Longest Solar Eclipse In Jammu Kashmir Ladakh

July 21, 2009 - PRLog -- A spokesman of the Indian Metereological Department (IMD) said that in Srinagar the total eclipse of sun will begin at 5.40 am, five minutes after the sun rise at 5.35 and eclipse will end at 7.24 am. The 0.666 magnitude eclipse will have duration of one hour, 43 minutes and nine seconds in Srinagar. The greatest phase of the eclipse will be 6.30 am.

Similarly, in Jammu, the eclipse will begin at 5.38 am, within six minutes of sun rise and its greatest phase will be at 6.29 am. The 0.708 magnitude eclipse will end at 7.24 am making its duration of one hour, 45 minutes and four seconds.

Since this is the century’s longest eclipse of sun and nobody would like to miss the opportunity, the IMD has a word of caution for such people. "Though the visibility of eclipse will be partial yet the eclipse of sun should not be witnessed with naked eyes as the ultra violet rays of the eclipse can damage retina", the spokesman said, adding "the eclipse should be witnessed by using X-ray films and goggles in order to avoid damage to eyes".

He disclosed that similar eclipse was also witnessed on January 26, 2009 but the duration of the same was very less, adding the total eclipse of sun on July 22 would be century’s longest solar eclipse.

The phenomenon associated with this solar eclipse will be visible in the early morning throughout the country. The path of totality of eclipse passes through thickly populated region of west, central, east and north-east India. The partial phase of the eclipse will be visible throughout the country.

"The eclipse begins at 0528 hrs when the shadow of the moon touches the earth at local sunrise point in the Arabian Sea, close to the western coast of India. The eclipse ends at 1042 hrs when the moon’s shadow finally leaves the earth at local sunset point in the South Pacific Ocean," the spokesman of IMD said.

According to general belief, the solar eclipse should be seen only after proper calculations of horoscope to ensure that it did not cast any adverse affect on his/her life. After the solar eclipse, people take bath in holy waters in order to prevent themselves from bad affects of the eclipse.

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