India will witness its 'deepest' annular solar eclipse (surya grahan) of this century today. During this stunning natural phenomenon the sun will appear as a necklace of pearls for around 30 seconds during the maximum phase. The solar eclipse will start at 9:15 AM IST and will be visible until 3:04 PM IST. The maximum eclipse will take place at 12:10 IST. What is solar eclipse? It occurs when the moon comes in between the sun and earth blocking the rays of sun from directly reaching the earth. Based on the alignment of the sun the moon and the earth