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Grahan 2002: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2002 · ग्रहण 2002
5 eclipses in 2002; none 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 (Upachchaya)
Sunday, 26 May 2002Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 19:15
- Madhya (maximum)
- —
- Moksha (ends)
- 19:20
- Duration
- 5 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 15:47 · Maximum 17:33 · Ends 19:20 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Anuradha (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Tuesday, 11 June 2002Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 02:22 · Maximum 05:14 · Ends 08:07 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Mrigashira (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Tuesday, 25 June 2002Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 01:55
- Madhya (maximum)
- 02:57
- Moksha (ends)
- 03:59
- Duration
- 2 h 3 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 01:55 · Maximum 02:57 · Ends 03:59 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Mula (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Wednesday, 20 November 2002Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 05:06
- Madhya (maximum)
- —
- Moksha (ends)
- 06:45
- Duration
- 1 h 39 min
ends with moonset
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 05:06 · Maximum 07:17 · Ends 09:27 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Krittika (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 4 December 2002Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 10:21 · Maximum 13:01 · Ends 15:41 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (pada 1)
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: 20012003Festivals 2002
Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2002?
5: Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 26 May 2002; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 11 June 2002; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 25 June 2002; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 20 November 2002; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 4 December 2002.
Which eclipse of 2002 is visible in India?
No eclipse of 2002 is visible from India.