Today , a total eclipse of the sun covers a wide area of Indonesia and the southern Philippines . The Chinese first recorded a total solar eclipse in 2137 B.C., regarding them as signs of a battle to death between the sun and the dragon. The sun was blackened out by the shadow ( sic ) of the moon for up to 15 minutes along a 108-mile swath that moved from the Indian Ocean across Indonesia and the Philippine island of Mindanao . A partial eclipse was visible across a wide are of Asia , from Japan to India . In reactions to the eclipse , Indonesians prayed and beat drums , Malaysian ##s visited temples , Indian pilgrims dipped into sacred waters , members of the Naragcas tribe in the Philippines danced , and many Christian Filipinos went to church . The Chinese first recorded a total solar eclipse in 2137B.C.
Today , a total eclipse of the sun covers a wide area of Indonesia and the southern Philippines . The sun was blackened out by the shadow ( sic ) of the moon for up to 15 minutes along a 108-mile swath that moved from the Indian Ocean across Indonesia and the Philippine island of Mindanao . A partial eclipse was visible across a wide are of Asia , from Japan to India . In reactions to the eclipse , Indonesians prayed and beat drums , Malaysian ##s visited temples , Indian pilgrims dipped into sacred waters , members of the Naragcas tribe in the Philippines danced , and many Christian Filipinos went to church . The Chinese first recorded a total solar eclipse in 2137B.C.