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Notes: All timings are represented in 24+ hour notation in local time of Reykjavik, Iceland with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours past midnight are higher than 24:00 and fall on next day. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
This eclipse is a partial Solar Eclipse which would be visible on August, 11 only in some parts of northern and eastern Europe, northern parts of North America, Atlantic, Arctic, and some northern and western locations in Asia. It would be the most watched Solar Eclipse of year 2018.
None of the eclipse would be visible from USA, Canada, England, Italy, Germany, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Fiji, Mauritius, UAE and other southern Asian countries. Also none of the eclipse would be visible from Africa, Australia, Southern Europe, Most parts of North America and South America continent.
Some of the well-known cities from where partial Solar Eclipse would be visible are Nuuk in Greenland, Reykjavik in Ireland, Moscow and Magadan in Russia, Seoul in South Korea, Pyongyang in North Korea, Ulan Bator in Mangolia and Beijing in China.
For more information on solar eclipse visibility please check Plot of Partial Solar Eclipse of August 11, 2018
In Hinduism, Lunar Eclipse, which is known as Chandra Grahna, is a religious event. Most common activities e.g. reading, eating, sleeping, recreation and sighting moon are prohibited during eclipse. The city based timings for eclipse and prohibition windows are mention on this page.
Sutak is a certain time period which begins on certain time before Solar and Lunar Eclipse and ends with eclipse. Most common activities e.g. reading, eating, sleeping, recreation, etc. are avoided during this period. During this time, special precautions are taken by pregnant women and most temples remain closed.
When the Shadow of the earth falls on the moon, it is known as a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse always occurs on a Full Moon Day. In Hinduism Lunar Eclipse, which is commonly known as Chandra Grahan, is regarded as religious event and followers of Hinduism take special precautions and perform Vedic rituals during the event.
How to do Lakshmi Puja during Surya Grahan? Diwali solar eclipse is such a coincidence that can happen anytime. Because Diwali is also celebrated on Amavasya Tithi and Solar Eclipse also always occurs on Amavasya.
Although most countries have four main seasons, India has six seasons namely, Vasant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant and Shishir. These seasons are known as Ritu and have religious and spiritual significance. In India seasons are considered very important and many festivals are linked to Indian seasons.
The equinox is an astronomical event that occurs twice every year. It occurs once in spring and the second time in autumn. The Vernal Equinox is also known as the March Equinox, Spring Equinox, Northern Equinox and Vasant Vishuva or Vasant Sampat.
Solstice is an astronomical event that occurs twice a year. In summer, the solstice is the Longest Day of the Year. During the solstice, the Sun is at its highest position in the sky. In Northern hemisphere, Summer Solstice falls during mid June , while in Southern hemisphere, Summer Solstice falls during mid December.
Equinox is an astronomical event that occurs twice a year, once in spring and second time in autumn. At the time of equinox, the duration of day and night is almost equal. In Northern hemisphere, Autumnal equinox falls during September, while in Southern hemisphere, Autumnal equinox falls during March.
Solstice is an astronomical event that occurs twice a year. During the solstice, the Sun is at its lowest position in the sky. In Northern hemisphere, Winter Solstice falls during December, while in Southern hemisphere, Winter Solstice falls during June.
Harvest festivals are important in Hindu Calendar. Harvest festivals are celebrated at the time of harvesting of the main crops of a particular region. These festivals include community meals, folk dances, etc. Makar Sankranti, Holi, Vaisakhi and Onam are some of the major Harvest festivals.
