Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was enthusiastic about watching the solar eclipse, which was occurring on December 26, but he could not view the eclipse due to cloud cover in the national capital. However, he managed to have a glimpse of it in Kozhikode through live stream.The prime minister also posted his pictures trying to see the Sun."Like many Indians, I was enthusiastic about #solareclipse2019. Unfortunately, I could not see the sun due to cloud cover but I did catch glimpses of the eclipse in Kozhikode and other parts on live stream," he wrote on Twitter.A partial eclipse was visible from several parts of the country, including Odisha, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and New Delhi today.The solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, began at around 8:17 am and continued till 10:57 am.The solar eclipse also holds religious importance and special prayers are offered on the day. In Hinduism, people avoid eating anything during the eclipse.