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Grahan 2013: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2013 · ग्रहण 2013

4 eclipses in 2013; 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.

  1. Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Friday, 26 April 2013

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    01:33
    Madhya (maximum)
    01:38
    Moksha (ends)
    01:43
    Duration
    10 min

    Sutak: from 15:36 (25 April 2013) until moksha (01:43); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:36 (25 April 2013).

    Worldwide: Begins 23:35 (25 April 2013) · Maximum 01:38 · Ends 03:40 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Swati (pada 2)

  2. Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))

    Friday, 10 May 2013

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 02:55 · Maximum 05:55 · Ends 08:55 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Bharani (pada 4)

  3. Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)

    Saturday, 19 October 2013

    Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)

    Sparsh (begins)
    03:22
    Madhya (maximum)
    05:20
    Moksha (ends)
    06:28
    Duration
    3 h 5 min

    ends with moonset

    Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.

    Worldwide: Begins 03:22 · Maximum 05:20 · Ends 07:18 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 1)

  4. Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna))

    Sunday, 3 November 2013

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 15:35 · Maximum 18:17 · Ends 20:58 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Swati (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 2013?

4: Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 26 April 2013; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 10 May 2013; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 19 October 2013; Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna)) — 3 November 2013.

Which eclipse of 2013 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 26 April 2013: begins 01:33, ends 01:43 IST.

When does the sutak of the 26 April 2013 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 15:36 (25 April 2013) until moksha at 01:43 (New Delhi).