The annular solar eclipse on Jan 15 is the first annular solar eclipse of the year with a record time of 11minutes and 8 seconds and is probably the longest of the millennium. The annular eclipse that is going to last for this long period of time may not happen until 3043.
Annular solar eclipse do occur when the sun and the moon are exactly in line where the size of moon’s shadow is smaller than he visible disc of the sun and thus the part of the sun that is covered looks like a ‘Ring of Fire’ with sun rays appearing from outline of the moon.
In India the eclipse would first be seen at aroung11:30a.m in south of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, then in Rameshwaram where eclipse will last for maximum time, it would be best visible in Dhanushkodi and would end up at around 3p.m in Mizoram, the northeastern part of the country. According to ISRO the peak eclipse would be 85 percent in Bangalore-Mangalore-Mysore and 77 per cent in Hubli-Dharwad- Belgaum
According to NASA the eclipse starts from Africa and passes through Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Somalia. After leaving Africa the path crosses Indian Ocean where the longest duration of annular eclipse reaches 11minutes and 8seconds. It then continues in Asia through Bangladesh, India, Burma (Myanmar) and China.
In Indonesia the eclipse would be visible from Jakarta between 2:33pm and 4p.m. In Pakistan the eclipse could be seen from 11a.m onwards from Quetta and Karachi later from 11:30 onwards people from Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar could see it.
Be careful while watching the eclipse do not watch with naked eye it may effect your eyes. Wear UV protected glass or Intensive dark x-ray film or standardized welding glass if you wish to look at the sun.