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Grahan 2015: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2015 · ग्रहण 2015

4 eclipses in 2015; 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. Surya Grahan (Purna)

    Friday, 20 March 2015

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 13:11 · Maximum 15:16 · Ends 17:20 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 1)

  2. Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Saturday, 4 April 2015

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    18:43
    Madhya (maximum)
    —
    Moksha (ends)
    19:14
    Duration
    31 min

    begins with moonrise

    Sutak: from 09:17 until moksha (19:14); for children, the elderly and the sick from 15:33.

    Worldwide: Begins 14:33 · Maximum 17:30 · Ends 20:28 (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Hasta (pada 4)

  3. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Sunday, 13 September 2015

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 10:12 · Maximum 12:24 · Ends 14:36 (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni (pada 4)

  4. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Monday, 28 September 2015

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 05:43 · Maximum 08:17 · Ends 10:52 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 3)

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 2015?

4: Surya Grahan (Purna) — 20 March 2015; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 4 April 2015; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 13 September 2015; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 28 September 2015.

Which eclipse of 2015 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 4 April 2015: begins 18:43, ends 19:14 IST.

When does the sutak of the 4 April 2015 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 09:17 until moksha at 19:14 (New Delhi).