Solar Eclipse 2024 date, time in India:
The first solar eclipse of the year is going to occur today which will be visible in North America. This solar eclipse will not be visible in India. A total solar eclipse will be visible in some cities of America, during which the day will become as dark as night for some time.


Total Solar Eclipse 2024 today on 8 april: On 8 April i.e. today, the first solar eclipse of the year 2024 is taking place, in which there will be complete darkness during the day for some time in many parts of the earth. However, this solar eclipse will not be visible in India. People living in North America will be able to enjoy this rare astronomical phenomenon. This is the first solar eclipse in the last seven years that will be visible in America, Canada, Mexico and other parts of North America. There will also be times during the eclipse where it will become 'night' for certain parts of the time.
It will be 'night' in these parts for so long According to Indian time, the solar eclipse will start at 9:12 pm on April 8 and will end at 2:22 pm. The total duration of the eclipse will be 5 hours 10 minutes. During the solar eclipse, some parts of the Earth will remain under the influence of the total solar eclipse. The total solar eclipse will last for 4 minutes 28 seconds. NASA has told that in which areas there will be complete darkness for so long i.e. a total solar eclipse will take place here.



Dallas city of the American state of Texas - Here, as per local time, the partial solar eclipse will occur at 12:23 pm and the total solar eclipse will be visible at 1:40 pm.
Little Rock city of the US state of Arkansas- Here the partial solar eclipse will start at 12:23 pm local time and the total solar eclipse will be visible at 1:51 pm.
Cleveland, Ohio city of the US state - Here the partial solar eclipse will start at 1:59 pm local time and the complete solar eclipse will be visible at 3:13 pm.
Buffalo, New York City - A partial solar eclipse will occur here at 2:04 pm local time and a total solar eclipse will be visible at 3:18 pm. Lancaster, New Hampshire - Here the partial solar eclipse will take place at 2:16 pm local time and people will be able to see the complete solar eclipse at 3:27 pm.
When does solar eclipse occur?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth completely or partially align. During this time, the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, after which the Sun's light falls on the Moon instead of falling directly on the Earth. During this time, the dark shadow of the Moon is visible on the Earth and there is darkness on the Earth which is called solar eclipse.
What is total solar eclipse and partial solar eclipse?
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes in line with the Sun and the Earth and completely covers the Sun. After this, wherever the dark shadow of the Moon falls, people see a total solar eclipse .
At the same time, a partial solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and the Moon are in a straight line but not completely due to which the Moon does not cover the Sun completely and its partial shadow falls on the Earth due to which people see a partial solar eclipse.
Precautions to be taken while viewing solar eclipse
Astronomical phenomena like solar eclipse have been surprising humans since the beginning. Even today people remain excited to see such incidents. But seeing such an incident with naked eyes can be dangerous. To view the solar eclipse, use special glasses or spectacles so that the harmful rays of the sun will not reach your eyes and damage the retina.
NASA warns people who capture solar eclipse on smartphones and cameras
Many people want to capture the unique phenomenon of solar eclipse in their smartphones and cameras.
Note- Just because solar is eclipse, it does not mean that those who have iPhone should start taking selfies with solar eclipse. In the process of taking a selfie, the phone's camera gets damaged.

American space agency NASA has issued a warning for such people. NASA says that if you capture the solar eclipse with a phone or camera, their image sensor may be damaged. NASA says that those who want to shoot this incident should use their smartphones and cameras with filters. For this, you can use glass specially made for eclipse over the lens of the phone so that the sensor is not damaged.