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Solar Eclipse in 2020
June 20 , 2020
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- The Earth is to witness an annular solar eclipse on June 21, 2020, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
- The eclipse is to be the deepest as the moon is to cover 98.8% of the sun.
- The eclipse is to be visible to states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand.
- A solar eclipse takes place whenever the moon passes in between the Earth and the sun.
- There are four types of solar eclipses.
- They are partial solar eclipse, total solar eclipse, hybrid solar eclipse and annual solar eclipse.
- The Annular eclipse occurs when the sun and moon are in line with the earth.
- This solar eclipse takes place only when the moon is farthest from the Earth.
- During this eclipse, the sun appears as a bright ring or an annulus.
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