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Grahan 2019: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2019 · ग्रहण 2019

5 eclipses in 2019; 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.

  1. Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Sunday, 6 January 2019

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 05:05 · Maximum 07:12 · Ends 09:18 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 3)

  2. Chandra Grahan (Purna)

    Monday, 21 January 2019

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 08:08 · Maximum 10:42 · Ends 13:17 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Pushya (pada 2)

  3. Surya Grahan (Purna)

    Wednesday, 3 July 2019

    Not visible in India

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

    Worldwide: Begins 22:25 (2 July 2019) · Maximum 00:53 · Ends 03:21 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Ardra (pada 3)

  4. Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)

    Wednesday, 17 July 2019

    Visible in India (New Delhi)

    Sparsh (begins)
    01:33
    Madhya (maximum)
    03:01
    Moksha (ends)
    04:29
    Duration
    2 h 56 min

    Sutak: from 15:54 (16 July 2019) until moksha (04:29); for children, the elderly and the sick from 21:54 (16 July 2019).

    Worldwide: Begins 00:15 · Maximum 03:01 · Ends 05:46 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha (pada 1)

  5. Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))

    Thursday, 26 December 2019

    Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial

    Sparsh (begins)
    08:17
    Madhya (maximum)
    09:31
    Moksha (ends)
    10:57
    Duration
    2 h 40 min

    45% of the Sun covered

    Sutak: from 17:31 (25 December 2019) until moksha (10:57); for children, the elderly and the sick from 03:46.

    Worldwide: Begins 08:00 · Maximum 10:48 · Ends 13:36 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Mula (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 2019?

5: Surya Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 6 January 2019; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 21 January 2019; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 3 July 2019; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 17 July 2019; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 26 December 2019.

Which eclipse of 2019 is visible in India?

Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 17 July 2019: begins 01:33, ends 04:29 IST; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 26 December 2019: begins 08:17, ends 10:57 IST.

When does the sutak of the 17 July 2019 lunar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 15:54 (16 July 2019) until moksha at 04:29 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 26 December 2019 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 17:31 (25 December 2019) until moksha at 10:57 (New Delhi).