Solar Eclipse on 1st August, 2008
A total Solar Eclipse will be visible in India on 1st august 2008. This Solar Eclipse will be last Eclipse of this year 2008. Solar Eclipse will be visible in northern and eastern parts of North America, Greenland, northern Europe and Asia except Japan.Partial Lunar Eclipse on 16th August, 2008: this month a Partial Lunar eclipse will occur on 16th August, 2008 which is visible in entire India.
Next Total Solar Eclipse: will occur on 22nd July, 2009, where people in India can witness it in totality.
In india , superstitious beliefs are connected with this Solar Eclipse. Some people from India believes that the recent bomb blasts , death of ishmeet singh , firing on LOC happened due to this Solar Eclipse . Some Indians lock themselves in home during Solar eclipse. Some ake bath in holy rivers , pregnant women are asked to stay away from solar eclipse to save the unborn child from bad rays.
