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Grahan 2009: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2009 · ग्रहण 2009

5 eclipses in 2009; 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.

Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Monday, 26 January 2009
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 10:27 · Maximum 13:29 · Ends 16:31 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Shravana (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Monday, 9 February 2009
Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
Sparsh (begins)
18:10
Madhya (maximum)
20:08
Moksha (ends)
22:06
Duration
3 h 56 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 18:10 · Maximum 20:08 · Ends 22:06 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Ashlesha (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 14:12 · Maximum 15:09 · Ends 16:06 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
Sparsh (begins)
05:37
Madhya (maximum)
06:27
Moksha (ends)
07:25
Duration
1 h 48 min
begins with sunrise · 83% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 19:18 (21 July 2009) until moksha (07:25); for children, the elderly and the sick from 03:02.
Worldwide: Begins 05:28 · Maximum 08:05 · Ends 10:42 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Pushya (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
Sparsh (begins)
04:37
Madhya (maximum)
—
Moksha (ends)
05:45
Duration
1 h 8 min
ends with moonset
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 04:37 · Maximum 06:09 · Ends 07:42 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Shravana (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.

Other years: 2008 2010 Festivals 2009

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2009?

5: Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 26 January 2009; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 9 February 2009; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 7 July 2009; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 22 July 2009; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 6 August 2009.

Which eclipse of 2009 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Purna) on 22 July 2009: begins 05:37, ends 07:25 IST.

When does the sutak of the 22 July 2009 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 19:18 (21 July 2009) until moksha at 07:25 (New Delhi).