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Grahan 2008: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2008 · ग्रहण 2008
4 eclipses in 2008; 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 (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Thursday, 7 February 2008Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 07:09 · Maximum 09:25 · Ends 11:42 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Dhanishta (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Thursday, 21 February 2008Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 06:08 · Maximum 08:56 · Ends 11:44 (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Magha (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Friday, 1 August 2008Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
- Sparsh (begins)
- 16:03
- Madhya (maximum)
- 17:03
- Moksha (ends)
- 17:57
- Duration
- 1 h 53 min
54% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 03:05 until moksha (17:57); for children, the elderly and the sick from 12:27.
Worldwide: Begins 13:34 · Maximum 15:51 · Ends 18:08 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Pushya (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Sunday, 17 August 2008Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 01:07
- Madhya (maximum)
- 02:40
- Moksha (ends)
- 04:13
- Duration
- 3 h 6 min
Sutak: from 15:42 (16 August 2008) until moksha (04:13); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:42 (16 August 2008).
Worldwide: Begins 23:56 (16 August 2008) · Maximum 02:40 · Ends 05:24 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Dhanishta (pada 3)
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.
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Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2008?
4: Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 7 February 2008; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 21 February 2008; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 1 August 2008; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 17 August 2008.
Which eclipse of 2008 is visible in India?
Surya Grahan (Purna) on 1 August 2008: begins 16:03, ends 17:57 IST; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 17 August 2008: begins 01:07, ends 04:13 IST.
When does the sutak of the 1 August 2008 solar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 03:05 until moksha at 17:57 (New Delhi).
When does the sutak of the 17 August 2008 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 15:42 (16 August 2008) until moksha at 04:13 (New Delhi).