The city would witness a solar eclipse on July 22. The eclipse would start at 5.35 am and end at 7.24 am. It is after 10 years that a total solar eclipse would be seen in India.
However, Chandigarh residents would witness only a partial eclipse — 80 per cent. The duration of the eclipse would be 1 hour 49 minutes. This would be the longest solar eclipse till 2114.
With sun rising at 5.34 am on July 22, the city may be able to witness the phenomenon if the sky is not overcast. The sun would rise partially eclipsed, and the eclipse would be at its peak at 6.27 am.
People in Central and Eastern India would be able to view a total solar eclipse, which would last from three and a half to four minutes.
The total eclipse would cross the cities of Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Darjeeling and Dibrugarh before entering China.
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