First partial solar eclipse of 2019 to be observed today
Solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
(Web Desk) - A first partial solar eclipse of the new year will be observed today (Sunday) as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, however, its visibility depends on your location.
Reportedly, it will be visible after sunrise in China, North and South Korea, Japan, Russia and over the North Pacific Ocean and the Aleutian Islands, and including a tiny portion of Alaska before sunset. It will not be visible in India, Pakistan, Europe and North America.
There are three solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses this year, and the transit of Mercury will occur in November 2019.
There are four types of solar eclipse: total, partial, annular and hybrid.
Moreover, a lunar eclipse will occur on January 21, 2019.
Solar eclipses occur around two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse. There are usually two eclipses in a row. But other times there are three during the same eclipse season.
