The eclipse began from Mahendrangar in the western Nepal at 12:15 p.m. and started at 12:24 p.m. in Kathmandu. Weather permitting, the partial solar eclipse will be visible from all parts of the country.The Eclipse from Kathmandu.
The rare astronomical occurrence, which takes place after the moon comes between the sun and the earth in a straight line, will last for more than three hours and end in Jhapa in eastern Nepal at 3:43 p.m, according to B.P Koirala Memorial Planetarium, observatory and Science Museum Development Board.
The board said up to 65.5 percent of the Sun will appear dark at 2:14 p.m. It has also urged people not to observe the sun with naked eye, or by using a regular binocular or telescope during the eclipse as doing so could damage the eye forever.
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