Surya Grahan 2026: Sun will look like ‘rings of fire’ on February 17, will solar eclipse be visible in India?

Surya Grahan 2026: The first solar eclipse of the year is going to occur on Phalgun Amavasya on 17 February 2026. This will take place exactly two days after Mahashivratri. This will be an annular solar eclipse which is also called Ring of Fire.

According to Indian time, this solar eclipse will start at 3.26 pm, and will end at 7.57 pm, although this eclipse will not be visible in India. Ring of Fire can be seen in many parts of the world. Know how and where you can watch it live.

Ring of fire will be seen in the sky

This is a special eclipse where the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, but since the Moon is farthest from the Earth at that time, it is not able to cover the Sun completely. Then a bright ring of fire is seen around the Sun. This is called the rink of fire.

Where will the eclipse be visible?

Annular phase (Ring of Fire) will be visible only in Antarctica. Apart from this, partial eclipse will be visible in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Chile, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion Islands.

How to see solar eclipse

• According to scientists, viewing the solar eclipse with naked eyes can be very dangerous. Doing this may cause damage to the eyes.
• To view the eclipse, it is necessary to use special solar filter glasses or protective tools. Use a solar filter to view through a camera, binoculars or telescope.
• Solar eclipse may not be visible in India but you can watch it live with the help of technology. Usually NASA does live streaming of solar and lunar eclipses, in such a situation NASA can live stream the solar eclipse of 17th February.

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