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Grahan 2001: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2001 · ग्रहण 2001

5 eclipses in 2001; 2 visible from India. For each: the date, the time of the eclipse worldwide, whether and when it is seen in New Delhi, the sutak, and the rashi and nakshatra it falls in.

Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 10 January 2001
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
00:13
Madhya (maximum)
01:51
Moksha (ends)
03:28
Duration
3 h 15 min
Sutak: from 12:28 (9 January 2001) until moksha (03:28); for children, the elderly and the sick from 17:42 (9 January 2001).
Worldwide: Begins 23:16 (9 January 2001) · Maximum 01:51 · Ends 04:25 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Punarvasu (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Thursday, 21 June 2001
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 15:03 · Maximum 17:34 · Ends 20:04 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Mrigashira (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Thursday, 5 July 2001
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
19:23
Madhya (maximum)
20:25
Moksha (ends)
21:44
Duration
2 h 21 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: from 08:57 until moksha (21:44); for children, the elderly and the sick from 15:54.
Worldwide: Begins 17:44 · Maximum 20:25 · Ends 23:07 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Saturday, 15 December 2001
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 23:33 (14 December 2001) · Maximum 02:22 · Ends 05:11 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Sunday, 30 December 2001
Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
Sparsh (begins)
17:36
Madhya (maximum)
—
Moksha (ends)
18:00
Duration
24 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 13:59 · Maximum 15:59 · Ends 18:00 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Ardra (pada 3)

How these are computed

Eclipse times from the Swiss Ephemeris; lunar contacts with the shadow Indian almanacs use. A penumbral lunar eclipse is listed but not observed: no sutak, no rituals. Sutak counts whole prahars before the local start: four for a solar eclipse, three for a lunar one, and ends at moksha. Times are IST for New Delhi.

Other years: 2000 2002 Festivals 2001

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2001?

5: Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 10 January 2001; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 21 June 2001; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 5 July 2001; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 15 December 2001; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 30 December 2001.

Which eclipse of 2001 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 10 January 2001: begins 00:13, ends 03:28 IST; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 5 July 2001: begins 19:23, ends 21:44 IST.

When does the sutak of the 10 January 2001 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 12:28 (9 January 2001) until moksha at 03:28 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 5 July 2001 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 08:57 until moksha at 21:44 (New Delhi).