The Total Solar Eclipse or the Purna Surya Grahan in India will appear as Partial Solar Eclipse in Maharashtra. In Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Nasik and Nagpur, it will appear as Partial Solar Eclipse. Here are the details of timings of Surya Grahan in Maharashtra cities.

Mumbai and Nasik – Solar Eclipse begins at 5.55 a.m. and the exact time of Grahan is 6.22 a.m. Surya Grahan ends at 7.20 a.m.

Pune and Solapur – Surya Grahan starts at 6.08 a.m. and the exact time of Eclipse is 6.21 a.m. Solar Eclipse concludes at 7.20 a.m.

Nagpur – Solar Eclipse begins at 6.09 a.m. and the exact time of Grahan is 6.23 a.m. Surya Grahan ends at 7.22 a.m.

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Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse which occurs on January 15, 2010, will be visible in Southern regions of India like – South Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This solar eclipse is known as Annular Solar Eclipse. This Surya Grahan will be visible in Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia. In Asia, this Surya Grahanam will be visible in Middle East countries like Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Oman and Saudi Arabia. In other Asian countries, this Grahan will also be visible in Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, China, Singapore and Indonesia.

The Universal Time for this Surya Grahan’s greatest phase will be 07:07:39. As per Indian Standard Time, the greatest time for Surya Grahan – afternoon 1:20 hrs. The grahanam starts at 11:29 in the morning and ends at 3:46 afternoon. Surya Grahanam on January 15, 2010 will be visible in South Kerala and South Tamil Nadu. The town that may visit Surya Grahanam are – Trivandrum and Kollam in Kerala and Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Tanjavur, Kumbakonam and Thoothukudi.

Sampoorna Surya Grahan or the Total Solar Eclipse is visible in few cities of India on July 22 in 2009. This is the longest Total Solar Eclipse in India. This Purna Surya Grahan is visible in some of the North Indian cities like Patna, Bhopal, Ujjain, Darjeeling, Surat, Varanasi, Vadodara, Indore, Gaya etc. In North Indian states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, this eclipse may appear as Total Solar Eclipse.

Here are the beginning time and the exact time and the times of conclusion of the Solar Eclipse in some of the North Indian cities:

Patna (Bihar) – Surya Grahan starts at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.26 a.m. and the eclipse ends at 7.30 a.m. In Gaya and Ujjain, Total Solar Eclipse may occur at the Patna’s time.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) – Surya Grahan starts at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.23 a.m. and the eclipse concludes at 7.30 a.m.

Surat (Gujarat) – Surya Grahan starts at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.22 a.m. and the eclipse ends at 7.20 a.m.

Vadodara (Baroda – Gujarat) – Surya Grahan starts at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.23 a.m. and the eclipse ends at 7.23 a.m.

Varanasi (Kasi – Uttar Pradesh) – Surya Grahan starts at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.25 a.m. and the eclipse concludes at 7.30 a.m.

Darjeeling (West Bengal) – Surya Grahan begins at 5.29 a.m.  Exact time of Total Solar Eclipse is 6.28 a.m. and the eclipse ends at 7.35 a.m.

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Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse on July 22 in 2009 is the longest solar eclipse of 21st century in India. Here are the details of the visible Sampoorna Surya Grahan (Total Solar Eclipse) in various cities in North India.

Here is the list of cities and the timings of Solar Eclipse in North India on July 22 in 2009:

Delhi – Exact time of Solar Eclipse 6.26 a.m. and Surya Grahan ends at 7.24 a.m.

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Solar Eclipse begins at 5.30 am. Exact time of Surya Grahan is 6.28 a.m and the graham concludes 7.27 a.m.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) – Solar Eclipse begins at 5.30 am. Exact time of Surya Grahan is 6.25 a.m. and the Grahan ends at 7.25 a.m.

Amritsar (Punjab) – Solar Eclipse begins at 5.30 a.m.  Exact time of Surya Grahan is 6.28 a.m and the Grahan ends at 7.25 a.m.

Chandigarh (Punjab – Haryana) – Solar Eclipse starts at 5.33 a.m.  Exact time of Surya Grahan is 6.27 a.m. and the Grahan concludes at 7.25 a.m.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Solar Eclipse starts at 5.35 a.m.  Exact time of Surya Grahan is 6.27 a.m. and the Grahan ends at 7.27 a.m.

The timings of the eclipse in the above cities will be similar to the surrounding areas of the city and the states. Hence these timings will be applied for the states – Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. And this Solar eclipse is the longest solar eclipse in India.

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Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) that occurs on 22 July, 2009 is the first grahanam in this new Hindu year. Hindus are mainly concerned about the Surya Grahan because of its extreme effects or results on people. Surya Grahan of 22 July, 2009 has a great importance because it is a sampoorna surya grahanam (total solar eclipse). Surya Grahan may show some bad effects on natives of some rashis (zodiac signs).

It is interesting that this Grahan is a total solar eclipse in some regions of India whereas some parts of India will view this as total lunar eclipse. In some parts of North India (Bihar and Madhya Pradesh), this grahanam is a total lunar eclipse. However, it will be partial eclipse (Pakshik graham) in most of the places in India. It will be viewed as partial solar eclipse in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Surat, Delhi and Hyderabad.

Time of Surya Grahan – Grahan Kaal on July 22, 2009:
Surya Grahan begins at 5.25 hours in the early morning and ends at 7.40 hours.
Grahan Sparsh kaal – 05.28 hrs
Suryodayam (Sunrise) – 05.52 hrs
Grahan madhyakaal – 06.24 hrs
Grahan Moksh kaal – 07.21 hrs

Grahan Gochaar – Effect of Surya Grahan on different rashis or zodiac signs:
As per the Grahan Gochaar, it is advisable to the natives of Pushyami nakshatra (birth star constellation) and the natives of Karka (Karkatak), Simha (Leo), Dhanu (Sagittarius) rasis to avoid seeing the Surya Grahan of 22 July, 2009.

Surya Grahan that occurs on 22 July, 2009 is most favorable and brings out good results to the natives of Vrushabh (Taurus), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra) and Kumbh (Aquarius) rasis or zodiac signs.

This Surya Grahan makes average results for the natives of Mithun (Gemini), Vruschik (Scorpio), Makar (Capricorn) and Meen (Pisces) rasis or zodiac signs.

This Surya Grahan is unfavorable and bad for the natives of Mesh (Aries), Karkataka (Cancer), Simha (Leo) and Dhanu (Sagittarius) rasis or zodiac signs.

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