Solar Eclipse And Lunar Eclipse In 2024

Dashed Trail Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Aparna Singh

The upcoming year, 2024 will witness two Solar Eclipse and a Lunar Eclipse.

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A Solar Eclipse or a Surya Grahan occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting the Moon's shadow on Earth.

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A Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan occurs when the Sun casts Earth's shadow onto the Moon.

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Solar Eclipse 2024

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Eclipse start time -3:42 pm (UTC)

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The second Solar Eclipse will fall on October 2, 2024. It will be an Annular Solar Eclipse where a ring of fire solar eclipse, occurs as the New Moon moves in front of the Sun.

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It will be visible in South America (Argentina and Chile), and a Partial Solar Eclipse will be visible in South America, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and North America.

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Eclipse start time: 3:42 pm (UTC)

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Both the Solar Eclipses will not be visible in India.

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Lunar Eclipse 2024

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It will be visible in much of Europe, Australia and Africa, North/East Asia, North America, South America, the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Antarctica.

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Penumbral Eclipse: 4:53 am (UTC)

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 3:38 pm (UTC)

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Both the Lunar Eclipses will not be visible in India.

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