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Grahan 2023: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2023 · ग्रहण 2023
4 eclipses in 2023; 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.
Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna))
Thursday, 20 April 2023Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 07:05 · Maximum 09:47 · Ends 12:29 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Friday, 5 May 2023Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 20:46
- Madhya (maximum)
- 22:53
- Moksha (ends)
- 01:00 (6 May 2023)
- Duration
- 4 h 15 min
Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.
Worldwide: Begins 20:46 · Maximum 22:53 · Ends 01:00 (6 May 2023) (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Vishakha (pada 1)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Saturday, 14 October 2023Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 20:34 · Maximum 23:30 · Ends 02:25 (15 October 2023) (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Chitra (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Sunday, 29 October 2023Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 01:07
- Madhya (maximum)
- 01:44
- Moksha (ends)
- 02:21
- Duration
- 1 h 13 min
Sutak: from 14:52 (28 October 2023) until moksha (02:21); for children, the elderly and the sick from 20:52 (28 October 2023).
Worldwide: Begins 23:33 (28 October 2023) · Maximum 01:44 · Ends 03:55 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (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.
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Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2023?
4: Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna)) — 20 April 2023; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 5 May 2023; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 14 October 2023; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 29 October 2023.
Which eclipse of 2023 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 29 October 2023: begins 01:07, ends 02:21 IST.
When does the sutak of the 29 October 2023 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 14:52 (28 October 2023) until moksha at 02:21 (New Delhi).