First solar eclipse of the year on January 15

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11 January, 2010

The first annular solar eclipse of the year on January 15, 2010 will be seen in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and first and then travel to Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi, where people will enjoy the best view.

THE LONGEST solar eclipse or the surya grahan since 1992 will take place on January, 15, 2010. The people of Tamil Nadu can see the full solar eclipse around 11:00 AM. The first annular solar eclipse of the year will first be seen in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and then travel to Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi (about 18 km South east from Rameshwaram), where it will enjoy the best view. It will then move to Kerala and end at northeastern state of Mizoram around 3:15 PM.

The maximum duration of the solar eclipse or sun eclipse would be 11 minutes and 8 seconds over the Indian Ocean, thus making it the longest annular eclipse of the millennium. The annular solar eclipse january 2010 is also the biggest until the year 2019. The annular solar eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a 300 km wide track that will traverse half of the Earth. Delhi can see the partial phase of this solar eclipse from 11.53 A.M.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. According to the astrologer Solar eclipse 2010 taking place on January 15, 2010 is on the day of Mauni Amavasya in Uttarashada Nakshatra of Makara Rashi.

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sen

.Will it be seen Goa and other western Zone.