solar eclipse

parts of the country today witnessed partially eclipsed Sun.The partial solar eclipse began at 6:08 am (IST) across the country. The shadow of the moon first touched the earth during local sunrise at a point in the Bay of Bengal near the coast of Chennai. The beginning of the eclipse was visible only from the eastern, North Eastern and some parts of North India.The remaining parts of India will see sunrise after the eclipse begins. The eclipse was visible in the region covering most of Alaska, eastern and central Asia except the central parts of Japan and western parts of Russia.