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Two of the five solar, lunar eclipse events in 2019 will be visible from India

A partial lunar eclipse in July & a ring-shaped solar eclipse in December will be visible in India.

|Dec 28, 2018, 14:42:55 IST

Astronomy enthusiasts and skygazers will be able to watch five eclipses in 2019, two of which will be visible in India.It will start with a partial solar eclipse on January 6, though it will not be visible in India, Dr Rajendraprakash Gupt, Superintendent of the Ujjain-based Jiwaji Observatory, told PTI.On January 21, a total lunar eclipse will take place which too would not be visible in India as it would be daytime here, he informed.Similarly, a total solar eclipse that will occur on July 2-3 will not be visible in India as it would be night here, Dr Gupt said.A partial lunar eclipse set to take place on July 16-17 will be visible in India as well as an annular (ring-shaped) solar eclipse on December 26, he said.He said that five eclipses were seen in 2018, two of which were total lunar eclipses and three were partial solar eclipses.

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