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Grahan 2005: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2005 · ग्रहण 2005

4 eclipses in 2005; 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.

Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna))
Saturday, 9 April 2005
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 23:22 (8 April 2005) · Maximum 02:06 · Ends 04:50 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Revati (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Sunday, 24 April 2005
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 13:24 · Maximum 15:25 · Ends 17:26 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Swati (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Monday, 3 October 2005
Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
Sparsh (begins)
16:20
Madhya (maximum)
16:56
Moksha (ends)
17:29
Duration
1 h 9 min
4% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 03:13 until moksha (17:29); for children, the elderly and the sick from 12:10.
Worldwide: Begins 13:06 · Maximum 16:02 · Ends 18:58 (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Hasta (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Monday, 17 October 2005
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
17:47
Madhya (maximum)
—
Moksha (ends)
17:58
Duration
11 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: from 06:23 until moksha (17:58); for children, the elderly and the sick from 12:06.
Worldwide: Begins 15:25 · Maximum 17:33 · Ends 19:42 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (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: 2004 2006 Festivals 2005

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2005?

4: Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna)) — 9 April 2005; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 24 April 2005; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 3 October 2005; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 17 October 2005.

Which eclipse of 2005 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 3 October 2005: begins 16:20, ends 17:29 IST; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 17 October 2005: begins 17:47, ends 17:58 IST.

When does the sutak of the 3 October 2005 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 03:13 until moksha at 17:29 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 17 October 2005 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 06:23 until moksha at 17:58 (New Delhi).