Astro enthusiasts will miss a chance to catch the year's last solar eclipse, which will occur on the intervening night of Diwali and the next day, as it will not be visible from the country.

According to Director of Planetary Society of India, N Sri Raghunandan, the last solar eclipse of the year will occur on the night of November 13, but it will not be visible from India.

He said, the total eclipse will last just over four minutes at maximum. The eclipse, as per the Indian timing, will begin at 1.08 AM on November 14 and end at 6.15 AM.

The maximum phase of the eclipse will be at 3.42 AM. Mr. Raghunandan said, only the beginning of the eclipse would occur over land, but it would still make a fascinating spectacle for Australians.