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India to witness annular solar eclipse on June 21

The Ministry of Earth Sciences on Tuesday said that an annular solar eclipse will occur on June 21 and the celestial event will be visible in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand.  A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when it comes in between the earth and the sun and all the three objects are aligned. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the angular diameter of the moon falls short of that of the sun and it fails to cover up the latter completely.

The sky gazers will get an opportunity to observe the "ring of fire" during the phenomenon. The eclipse will be seen as a partial solar eclipse from the rest of the country.