Annular solar eclipse with majestic Ring of Fire, witnessed in different parts of India

The country witnessed a rare celestial event, an annular solar eclipse yesterday. The annular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is visible in different parts of the country. 

The solar eclipse took place on the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

The rare celestial event occurs, when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and



the shadow falls on the surface of the Earth.

The Sun is entirely covered by the Moon for a brief period. Those places that are engulfed by the dark, dense umbral shadow of the Moon experience the total solar eclipse. 

People in different parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand could see the annular phase and people in rest of the country witnessed a partial eclipse.