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Grahan 2017: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2017 · ग्रहण 2017
4 eclipses in 2017; 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 (Upachchaya)
Saturday, 11 February 2017Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 04:06
- Madhya (maximum)
- 06:14
- Moksha (ends)
- 07:00
- Duration
- 2 h 55 min
ends with moonset
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 04:06 · Maximum 06:14 · Ends 08:22 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Ashlesha (pada 4)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Sunday, 26 February 2017Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 17:41 · Maximum 20:23 · Ends 23:06 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Shatabhisha (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Monday, 7 August 2017Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 22:54
- Madhya (maximum)
- 23:50
- Moksha (ends)
- 00:47 (8 August 2017)
- Duration
- 1 h 52 min
Sutak: from 12:27 until moksha (00:47); for children, the elderly and the sick from 19:08.
Worldwide: Begins 21:21 · Maximum 23:50 · Ends 02:20 (8 August 2017) (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Shravana (pada 4)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Monday, 21 August 2017Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 21:17 · Maximum 23:56 · Ends 02:34 (22 August 2017) (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Magha (pada 2)
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: 20162018Festivals 2017
Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2017?
4: Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 11 February 2017; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 26 February 2017; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 7 August 2017; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 21 August 2017.
Which eclipse of 2017 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 7 August 2017: begins 22:54, ends 00:47 IST.
When does the sutak of the 7 August 2017 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 12:27 until moksha at 00:47 (New Delhi).