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Grahan 2020: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2020 · ग्रहण 2020

6 eclipses in 2020; 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 January 2020
Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
Sparsh (begins)
22:39 (10 January 2020)
Madhya (maximum)
00:40
Moksha (ends)
02:41
Duration
4 h 2 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 22:39 (10 January 2020) · Maximum 00:40 · Ends 02:41 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Punarvasu (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Saturday, 6 June 2020
Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
Sparsh (begins)
23:18 (5 June 2020)
Madhya (maximum)
00:55
Moksha (ends)
02:32
Duration
3 h 15 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 23:18 (5 June 2020) · Maximum 00:55 · Ends 02:32 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Sunday, 21 June 2020
Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
Sparsh (begins)
10:20
Madhya (maximum)
12:02
Moksha (ends)
13:49
Duration
3 h 29 min
94% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 21:52 (20 June 2020) until moksha (13:49); for children, the elderly and the sick from 05:24.
Worldwide: Begins 09:16 · Maximum 12:10 · Ends 15:04 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Mrigashira (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Sunday, 5 July 2020
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 08:40 · Maximum 10:00 · Ends 11:20 (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Monday, 30 November 2020
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 13:04 · Maximum 15:13 · Ends 17:22 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Rohini (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Monday, 14 December 2020
Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 19:04 · Maximum 21:44 · Ends 00:23 (15 December 2020) (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (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: 2019 2021 Festivals 2020

Questions

How many eclipses are there in 2020?

6: Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 11 January 2020; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 6 June 2020; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 21 June 2020; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 5 July 2020; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 30 November 2020; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 14 December 2020.

Which eclipse of 2020 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 21 June 2020: begins 10:20, ends 13:49 IST.

When does the sutak of the 21 June 2020 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 21:52 (20 June 2020) until moksha at 13:49 (New Delhi).