December 26 annular solar eclipse sighting in India

The annular solar eclipse will start approximately 180 kilometres west of Dammam in Eastern Saudi Arabia as reported by Eclipseportal. In India, the eclipse will reach from Southern India’s west coast and its path will cross in a southeasterly direction.

Based on Nasa’s map of the December 26 annular solar eclipse, Coimbatore will be the first city in India to experience the eclipse. This eclipse will be fully visible from southern India, parts of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.

It will be completely visible in the following Indian cities and districts: Mangaluru in Karnataka, Palakkad, Kasaragod, Thalassery and Kozhikode in Kerala and Ootacamund, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu.