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Grahan 2010: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2010 · ग्रहण 2010
5 eclipses in 2010; 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.
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 1 January 2010Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 00:25
- Madhya (maximum)
- 00:53
- Moksha (ends)
- 01:20
- Duration
- 55 min
Sutak: from 14:59 (31 December 2009) until moksha (01:20); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:00 (31 December 2009).
Worldwide: Begins 22:48 (31 December 2009) · Maximum 00:53 · Ends 02:57 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Ardra (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Friday, 15 January 2010Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
- Sparsh (begins)
- 11:53
- Madhya (maximum)
- 13:39
- Moksha (ends)
- 15:11
- Duration
- 3 h 18 min
41% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 21:08 (14 January 2010) until moksha (15:11); for children, the elderly and the sick from 07:15.
Worldwide: Begins 09:35 · Maximum 12:37 · Ends 15:37 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Saturday, 26 June 2010Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 14:29 · Maximum 17:08 · Ends 19:48 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Mula (pada 4)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Monday, 12 July 2010Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 22:40 (11 July 2010) · Maximum 01:04 · Ends 03:27 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Punarvasu (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Tuesday, 21 December 2010Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 11:00 · Maximum 13:47 · Ends 16:33 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Mrigashira (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.
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Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2010?
5: Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 1 January 2010; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 15 January 2010; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 26 June 2010; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 12 July 2010; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 21 December 2010.
Which eclipse of 2010 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 1 January 2010: begins 00:25, ends 01:20 IST; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 15 January 2010: begins 11:53, ends 15:11 IST.
When does the sutak of the 1 January 2010 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 14:59 (31 December 2009) until moksha at 01:20 (New Delhi).
When does the sutak of the 15 January 2010 solar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 21:08 (14 January 2010) until moksha at 15:11 (New Delhi).