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Grahan 2014: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2014 · ग्रहण 2014
4 eclipses in 2014; 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.
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Tuesday, 15 April 2014Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 10:25 · Maximum 13:16 · Ends 16:06 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Chitra (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Tuesday, 29 April 2014Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 09:23 · Maximum 11:33 · Ends 13:44 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Bharani (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 8 October 2014Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 18:02
- Madhya (maximum)
- —
- Moksha (ends)
- 18:04
- Duration
- 2 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: from 09:13 until moksha (18:04); for children, the elderly and the sick from 15:04.
Worldwide: Begins 13:47 · Maximum 16:25 · Ends 19:03 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Revati (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 24 October 2014Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 01:08 · Maximum 03:14 · Ends 05:21 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Chitra (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.
Other years: 20132015Festivals 2014
Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2014?
4: Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 15 April 2014; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 29 April 2014; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 8 October 2014; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 24 October 2014.
Which eclipse of 2014 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 8 October 2014: begins 18:02, ends 18:04 IST.
When does the sutak of the 8 October 2014 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 09:13 until moksha at 18:04 (New Delhi).