Surya Grahan 2009 | Surya Grahan 22nd July 2009 | Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse on July 22 - 2009
Longest Duration Total Solar Eclipse of 21st century will occur on Wednesday morning on 22nd July 2009.
The Solar Eclipse path of totality will pass through thickly populated regions of west, central, east and north-east India.
The partial phase of the eclipse will be visible throughout the country.
Considering the Earth as a whole, the eclipse will begin at 5:28 a.m. when shadow of the Moon touches the Earth at local sunrise at a point in the Arabian Sea close to the western coast of India, and the eclipse will end at 10:42 a.m. when the Moon’s shadow finally leaves the Earth at local sunset at a point in the South Pacific Ocean.
The next solar eclipse, which is an annular solar eclipse will occur on 15th January 2010.
