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The trio of sun, earth and the moon will depict an interesting view of partial solar eclipse on May 21, which will be seen in the eastern part of the country.
The director of Jiwaji Laboratory, Ujjain, Dr Rajendra Prakash Gupta, told PTI that the partial solar eclipse would start as per Indian time at 3.39 pm and would end at 7.06 pm.
At the height of the eclipse, the moon would cover 94.5 per cent of the sun, the director said.
This will be the first eclipse to be seen in India this year, he said, adding that the partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth in such a way that from the earth, a portion of the sun is hidden behind the moon.
He said after this a partial lunar eclipse would occur on June 4, but it would not be visible in India.
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