Prachi Kiran Apr 20, 2023
Do You Know the Difference Between Total and Annular Solar Eclipse?
Eclipses fall into two primary categories: Solar Eclipses and Lunar Eclipses.
Let’s look into the different aspects of Solar Eclipses, an interesting Celestial Event:
Solar Eclipse:
When the Moon moves in front of the Sun, it creates solar eclipses and cast a moving shadow on the surface of the Earth.
Lunar Eclipse:
When Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on it, then a Lunar Eclipse takes place.
2023 will witness total 4 Eclipses. 2 will be Solar Eclipses and another 2 will be Lunar Eclipses.
As we all know, the 1st Solar Eclipse of 2023 occurred on 20th April, 2023.
The Solar Eclipse of 20th April, 2023; also known as Rare Hybrid Surya Grahan falls under the ‘Total Eclipse’ category.
On 14th October, 2023; the world will witness an ‘Annular Solar Eclipse’, the last Solar Eclipse of 2023.
A ‘Total Solar Eclipse’ takes place, when the Moon completely covers the Sun.
An ‘Annular Solar Eclipse’ occurs when the Moon obscures all, but an outer ring of the Sun.
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