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Grahan 2007: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2007 · ग्रहण 2007

4 eclipses in 2007; 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.

  1. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Sunday, 4 March 2007

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    03:01
    Madhya (maximum)
    04:51
    Moksha (ends)
    06:41
    Duration
    3 h 39 min

    Sutak: from 15:28 (3 March 2007) until moksha (06:41); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:27 (3 March 2007).

    Worldwide: Begins 01:49 · Maximum 04:51 · Ends 07:53 (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni (pada 2)

  2. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Monday, 19 March 2007

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    06:27
    Madhya (maximum)
    07:07
    Moksha (ends)
    08:01
    Duration
    1 h 34 min

    begins with sunrise · 48% of the Sun covered

    Sutak: from 18:31 (18 March 2007) until moksha (08:01); for children, the elderly and the sick from 03:28.

    Worldwide: Begins 06:08 · Maximum 08:02 · Ends 09:55 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 1)

  3. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Tuesday, 28 August 2007

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 13:25 · Maximum 16:07 · Ends 18:50 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Shatabhisha (pada 2)

  4. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Tuesday, 11 September 2007

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 15:56 · Maximum 18:01 · Ends 20:06 (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni (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: 20062008Festivals 2007

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2007?

4: Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 4 March 2007; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 19 March 2007; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 28 August 2007; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 11 September 2007.

Which eclipse of 2007 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 4 March 2007: begins 03:01, ends 06:41 IST; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 19 March 2007: begins 06:27, ends 08:01 IST.

When does the sutak of the 4 March 2007 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 15:28 (3 March 2007) until moksha at 06:41 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 19 March 2007 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 18:31 (18 March 2007) until moksha at 08:01 (New Delhi).