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Grahan 2026: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2026 · ग्रहण 2026
4 eclipses in 2026; 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 (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Tuesday, 17 February 2026Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 15:27 · Maximum 17:42 · Ends 19:58 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Dhanishta (pada 4)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Tuesday, 3 March 2026Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 18:26
- Madhya (maximum)
- —
- Moksha (ends)
- 18:47
- Duration
- 21 min
begins with moonrise
Sutak: from 09:39 until moksha (18:47); for children, the elderly and the sick from 15:28.
Worldwide: Begins 14:16 · Maximum 17:04 · Ends 19:52 (IST) · Rashi: Leo · Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni (pada 2)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Wednesday, 12 August 2026Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 21:05 · Maximum 23:16 · Ends 01:28 (13 August 2026) (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Ashlesha (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Friday, 28 August 2026Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 06:55 · Maximum 09:43 · Ends 12:31 (IST) · Rashi: Aquarius · Nakshatra: Shatabhisha (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.
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Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2026?
4: Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 17 February 2026; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 3 March 2026; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 12 August 2026; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 28 August 2026.
Which eclipse of 2026 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 3 March 2026: begins 18:26, ends 18:47 IST.
When does the sutak of the 3 March 2026 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 09:39 until moksha at 18:47 (New Delhi).