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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, [1] with a magnitude of 0.9326. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
When the asura named Rahu attempted to pose as a deva to receive amṛtam, the nectar of eternal life, Surya and Chandra, the deities of the Sun and the Moon, alerted Mohini, the incarnation of Vishnu. Mohini promptly employed her discus to behead the asura, but he had already partaken the nectar, and had become immortal. Rahu's head was exiled ...
Total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009, from Bangladesh.. During the 21st century, there will be 224 solar eclipses of which 77 will be partial, 72 will be annular, 68 will be total and 7 will be hybrids between total and annular eclipses.
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 20, 2023, [1] with a magnitude of 1.0132. It was a hybrid event, a narrow total eclipse, and beginning and ending as an annular eclipse.
2–3 July – 2024 India-Bangladesh floods: At least sixteen people are killed by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, while over 300,000 more are displaced. [101] [102] 5 July – A victory parade is held in Mumbai by the Indian cricket team following their victory in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [103] [104]
April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2024 April 08 at 15:43:23.3 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2024 April 08 at 16:40:00.7 UTC First Central Line 2024 April 08 at 16:41:09.4 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2024 April 08 at 16:42:18.1 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact
December 20, 2024 at 11:32 AM As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us.
Attempts have been made to establish the exact date of Good Friday by assuming that the darkness described at Jesus's crucifixion was a solar eclipse. This research has not yielded conclusive results, [84] [85] and Good Friday is recorded as being at Passover, which is held at the time of a full moon. Further, the darkness lasted from the sixth ...