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Grahan 2011: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2011 · ग्रहण 2011

6 eclipses in 2011; 3 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 (Khandagrasa)
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
15:12
Madhya (maximum)
15:32
Moksha (ends)
15:52
Duration
40 min
1% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 03:50 until moksha (15:52); for children, the elderly and the sick from 12:26.
Worldwide: Begins 12:10 · Maximum 14:21 · Ends 16:31 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 00:56 · Maximum 02:46 · Ends 04:36 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Rohini (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
23:54 (15 June 2011)
Madhya (maximum)
01:43
Moksha (ends)
03:32
Duration
3 h 38 min
Sutak: from 12:22 (15 June 2011) until moksha (03:32); for children, the elderly and the sick from 19:20 (15 June 2011).
Worldwide: Begins 22:56 (15 June 2011) · Maximum 01:43 · Ends 04:30 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Mula (pada 1)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 1 July 2011
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 13:25 · Maximum 14:08 · Ends 14:52 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Ardra (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 25 November 2011
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 09:54 · Maximum 11:50 · Ends 13:47 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Anuradha (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Visible in India (New Delhi)
Sparsh (begins)
18:17
Madhya (maximum)
20:02
Moksha (ends)
21:47
Duration
3 h 31 min
Sutak: from 09:38 until moksha (21:47); for children, the elderly and the sick from 14:49.
Worldwide: Begins 17:05 · Maximum 20:02 · Ends 22:59 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Mrigashira (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: 2010 2012 Festivals 2011

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2011?

6: Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 4 January 2011; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 2 June 2011; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 16 June 2011; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 1 July 2011; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 25 November 2011; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 10 December 2011.

Which eclipse of 2011 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 4 January 2011: begins 15:12, ends 15:52 IST; Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 16 June 2011: begins 23:54, ends 03:32 IST; Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 10 December 2011: begins 18:17, ends 21:47 IST.

When does the sutak of the 4 January 2011 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 03:50 until moksha at 15:52 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 16 June 2011 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 12:22 (15 June 2011) until moksha at 03:32 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 10 December 2011 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 09:38 until moksha at 21:47 (New Delhi).