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Grahan 2018: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2018 · ग्रहण 2018
5 eclipses in 2018; 2 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)
Wednesday, 31 January 2018Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 17:58
- Madhya (maximum)
- 19:00
- Moksha (ends)
- 20:40
- Duration
- 2 h 42 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: from 07:10 until moksha (20:40); for children, the elderly and the sick from 12:35.
Worldwide: Begins 16:22 · Maximum 19:00 · Ends 21:37 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Ashlesha (pada 1)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 16 February 2018Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 00:26 · Maximum 02:21 · Ends 04:17 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Dhanishta (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 13 July 2018Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 07:19 · Maximum 08:31 · Ends 09:43 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Punarvasu (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Saturday, 28 July 2018Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 23:55 (27 July 2018)
- Madhya (maximum)
- 01:52
- Moksha (ends)
- 03:48
- Duration
- 3 h 53 min
Sutak: from 12:28 (27 July 2018) until moksha (03:48); for children, the elderly and the sick from 19:15 (27 July 2018).
Worldwide: Begins 22:46 (27 July 2018) · Maximum 01:52 · Ends 04:58 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Shravana (pada 1)
Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Saturday, 11 August 2018Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 13:33 · Maximum 15:16 · Ends 17:00 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Ashlesha (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 2018?
5: Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 31 January 2018; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 16 February 2018; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 13 July 2018; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 28 July 2018; Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 11 August 2018.
Which eclipse of 2018 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 31 January 2018: begins 17:58, ends 20:40 IST; Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 28 July 2018: begins 23:55, ends 03:48 IST.
When does the sutak of the 31 January 2018 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 07:10 until moksha at 20:40 (New Delhi).
When does the sutak of the 28 July 2018 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 12:28 (27 July 2018) until moksha at 03:48 (New Delhi).