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Grahan 2003: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2003 · ग्रहण 2003

4 eclipses in 2003; 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)
Friday, 16 May 2003
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 06:38 · Maximum 09:10 · Ends 11:42 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Vishakha (pada 4)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Saturday, 31 May 2003
Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
Sparsh (begins)
07:37
Madhya (maximum)
08:03
Moksha (ends)
08:30
Duration
53 min
2% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 19:13 (30 May 2003) until moksha (08:30); for children, the elderly and the sick from 02:51.
Worldwide: Begins 07:16 · Maximum 09:38 · Ends 12:00 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Rohini (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Sunday, 9 November 2003
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
05:04
Madhya (maximum)
—
Moksha (ends)
06:38
Duration
1 h 34 min
ends with moonset
Sutak: from 17:32 (8 November 2003) until moksha (06:38); for children, the elderly and the sick from 00:05.
Worldwide: Begins 03:48 · Maximum 06:49 · Ends 09:49 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Bharani (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Monday, 24 November 2003
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 02:16 · Maximum 04:19 · Ends 06:22 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Anuradha (pada 2)

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: 2002 2004 Festivals 2003

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2003?

4: Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 16 May 2003; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 31 May 2003; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 9 November 2003; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 24 November 2003.

Which eclipse of 2003 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 31 May 2003: begins 07:37, ends 08:30 IST; Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 9 November 2003: begins 05:04, ends 06:38 IST.

When does the sutak of the 31 May 2003 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 19:13 (30 May 2003) until moksha at 08:30 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 9 November 2003 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 17:32 (8 November 2003) until moksha at 06:38 (New Delhi).