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Grahan 2012: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2012 · ग्रहण 2012
4 eclipses in 2012; none 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, 21 May 2012Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 02:26 · Maximum 05:23 · Ends 08:19 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Krittika (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Monday, 4 June 2012Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 14:19 · Maximum 16:33 · Ends 18:47 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 14 November 2012Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 01:08 · Maximum 03:42 · Ends 06:16 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Vishakha (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Wednesday, 28 November 2012Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 17:47
- Madhya (maximum)
- 20:03
- Moksha (ends)
- 22:19
- Duration
- 4 h 33 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 17:47 · Maximum 20:03 · Ends 22:19 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Rohini (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.
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Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2012?
4: Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 21 May 2012; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 4 June 2012; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 14 November 2012; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 28 November 2012.
Which eclipse of 2012 is visible in India?
No eclipse of 2012 is visible from India.