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Grahan 2004: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2004 · ग्रहण 2004

4 eclipses in 2004; 1 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.

  1. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Monday, 19 April 2004

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 17:00 · Maximum 19:04 · Ends 21:09 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 2)

  2. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Wednesday, 5 May 2004

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    00:19
    Madhya (maximum)
    02:00
    Moksha (ends)
    03:41
    Duration
    3 h 22 min

    Sutak: from 15:38 (4 May 2004) until moksha (03:41); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:38 (4 May 2004).

    Worldwide: Begins 23:23 (4 May 2004) · Maximum 02:00 · Ends 04:37 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Vishakha (pada 1)

  3. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Thursday, 14 October 2004

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 06:25 · Maximum 08:29 · Ends 10:34 (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Chitra (pada 2)

  4. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Thursday, 28 October 2004

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 05:38 · Maximum 08:34 · Ends 11:30 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 4)

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: 20032005Festivals 2004

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2004?

4: Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 19 April 2004; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 5 May 2004; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 14 October 2004; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 28 October 2004.

Which eclipse of 2004 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 5 May 2004: begins 00:19, ends 03:41 IST.

When does the sutak of the 5 May 2004 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 15:38 (4 May 2004) until moksha at 03:41 (New Delhi).