The first solar eclipse of the year 2010 was on 15 january 2010. The moon blocked the sunlight at midday when it came between the sun and the earth in straight line. The moon's shadow was fall on earth to partially occult the sun for more than three hours.
According to the B. P. Koirala Memorial Plantarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development Board, the ecclips was started from near Mahendranagar in the west and end in the vicinity of Chandragadhi, Jhapa in eastern Nepal. According to NASA the eclipse was appear aanular from within a 300 km wide track that include Central african country and other regions after crossing Indian ocean. Astronomers have claimed that the annular solar eclipse is the longest in the third millennium (2001 to 2003). The last aanular eclipse seen from Nepal was on Nov. 23, 1965.
The ecclips on friday bears more significant to Hindus of Nepal as it falls on the day of Makar Sakranti. Devotees will throng rivers and other water bodies to take holy dip to mark the festival. Thousand of people visited Devghat Chitwan, Tanahun district, and Barah Kshetra to take holy bath on Trishuli, Kali Gandaki and Saptakoshi river respectively.