A total solar eclipse, to take place on Wednesday afternoon, will be visible in India as a partial eclipse, the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology said Monday.

It will be visible in some places of north and central India but people in the south will not have the chance, the ministry said.

People in Amritsar in northwest India will see the eclipse from 4: 25 pm to 6: 06 pm and in Delhi from 4: 33 pm to 6: 02 pm. In the northeast region the celestial phenomenon will last from 4:52 pm till sunset.

The eclipse will be visible in the world covering Brazil, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, north-western parts of Chad, Libya, north-western tip of Egypt, Turkey, north-western parts of Georgia, south-western parts of Russia, Kazakhstan, the southern tip of Russia and ends in the northern tip of Mongolia, the minsitry said.

The total eclipse phase begins at 14: 05 (Indian time) at a point in northeast Brazil and ends at 17:17 at a point near the Russia-Mongolia border.

The peak phase of the eclipse will last four minutes and 11 seconds starting at 15: 41 in Libya of Africa, it said.

Source: Xinhua