According to astrophysicist Debi Prasad Duari, a partial solar eclipse will occur on October 25 during the Diwali holiday and will be visible from the city as well as from the majority of the nation.

However, the second partial solar eclipse in 2022 would only be visible in the eastern metropolis for a very little period of time; the northern and western parts of the country will be better equipped to view the celestial phenomena, he said.

Northeastern India would not be able to view the eclipse because it will take place after sunset there, according to Duari. According to Duari, the partial cosmic event on October 25 will be visible across portions of Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in addition to India.

'The partial solar eclipse will start in Iceland at 14:29 IST and reach its peak in Russia around 16:30 IST (IST). Around 18:32 (IST) it will finish over the Arabian Sea 'He revealed this to PTI while describing the celestial occurrence.

'Only a slight partial eclipse, which will also occur at sunset, will be visible in the eastern portion of the country. A better place to see the partial eclipse with a better view and for a longer period of time is in the northern and western regions of the country.

'The Sun, Moon, and Earth nearly align in a straight line during the new moon (Amavasya), allowing us to observe the moon from Earth without any direct sunlight hitting it.

But occasionally, like on October 25, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth will almost be in the same plane, a partial solar eclipse will occur as the moon will appear to partially obscure the Sun for a brief period of time.

According to Duari, the partial eclipse will start in and around the city at about 16:52, reach its maximum at 17:01, and end at 17:03, when the sun will be setting. Only 4% of the Sun's illuminated disc will be obscured by the Moon, he claimed, even at the height of the eclipse.

Approximately 8.91% of the Sun will be hidden by the Moon's disc at the time of the maximum eclipse, which will take place at roughly 16:56 local time in the north Bengali city of Siliguri, according to Duari.

The maximum eclipse will happen at 17:42 hours, when the Sun will be obscured by the Moon by a mere 24.5%, according to Duari. 'In New Delhi, it will start at around 16:29 hours and end with the sunset at 18:09 hours,' he said.

The eclipse will be visible in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, from 16:26 to 18:09, at its peak at about 17:30. when a 42.5% occlusion of the Sun's disc will occur.