India, Feb. 17 -- If the past few days have felt uncharacteristically heavy, confusing or physically draining, you are not alone. You wake up ready for a productive day, only for a petty family argument to blow out of proportion, leaving you feeling disturbed and lost. With constant overthinking and frequent illnesses, you may be feeling out of energy most of the time. But do not sweat it; everything you are experiencing is a direct result of the solar eclipse taking place on 17 February 2026.

Simply put, a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily obscuring its light. This particular event is an annular solar eclipse, meaning the moon appears slightly smaller than the Sun from the Eart...