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Grahan 2028: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2028 · ग्रहण 2028
5 eclipses in 2028; 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 (Khandagrasa)
Wednesday, 12 January 2028Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 07:39 · Maximum 09:43 · Ends 11:47 (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Punarvasu (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Wednesday, 26 January 2028Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 17:37 · Maximum 20:38 · Ends 23:39 (IST) · Rashi: Capricorn · Nakshatra: Shravana (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa)
Thursday, 6 July 2028Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 22:40
- Madhya (maximum)
- 23:50
- Moksha (ends)
- 00:59 (7 July 2028)
- Duration
- 2 h 19 min
Sutak: from 12:26 until moksha (00:59); for children, the elderly and the sick from 19:23.
Worldwide: Begins 21:16 · Maximum 23:50 · Ends 02:24 (7 July 2028) (IST) · Rashi: Sagittarius · Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (pada 3)
Surya Grahan (Purna)
Saturday, 22 July 2028Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 05:58 · Maximum 08:26 · Ends 10:53 (IST) · Rashi: Cancer · Nakshatra: Pushya (pada 1)
Chandra Grahan (Purna)
Sunday, 31 December 2028Visible in India (New Delhi)
- Sparsh (begins)
- 20:38
- Madhya (maximum)
- 22:22
- Moksha (ends)
- 00:06 (1 January 2029)
- Duration
- 3 h 27 min
Sutak: from 09:49 until moksha (00:06); for children, the elderly and the sick from 15:00.
Worldwide: Begins 19:35 · Maximum 22:22 · Ends 01:09 (1 January 2029) (IST) · Rashi: Gemini · Nakshatra: Ardra (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 2028?
5: Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 12 January 2028; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 26 January 2028; Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) — 6 July 2028; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 22 July 2028; Chandra Grahan (Purna) — 31 December 2028.
Which eclipse of 2028 is visible in India?
Chandra Grahan (Khandagrasa) on 6 July 2028: begins 22:40, ends 00:59 IST; Chandra Grahan (Purna) on 31 December 2028: begins 20:38, ends 00:06 IST.
When does the sutak of the 6 July 2028 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 12:26 until moksha at 00:59 (New Delhi).
When does the sutak of the 31 December 2028 lunar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 09:49 until moksha at 00:06 (New Delhi).