New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- A partial solar eclipse or Surya Grahan is set to be visible from the Earth today, on September 21. This is the last solar eclipse of the year.

Since it is a partial eclipse, the Moon's shadow will not completely cover the Sun or give observers a ring effect and in some locations, up to 85 per cent of the Sun's disk will be covered by the Moon. Further, some observers in the penumbra - the lighter part of the shadow - will be able to see a "bite shaped" part of the Sun in shadow.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun. Depending on alignment, eclipses may be total, annular, hybrid, or partial.

Unfortunately, the timing of this solar eclipse makes in impossible to see fr...