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Grahan 2031: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2031 · ग्रहण 2031
5 eclipses in 2031; 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)
Wednesday, 7 May 2031Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 07:24 · Maximum 09:21 · Ends 11:18 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Vishakha (pada 1)
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))
Wednesday, 21 May 2031Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial
- Sparsh (begins)
- 11:41
- Madhya (maximum)
- 13:12
- Moksha (ends)
- 14:38
- Duration
- 2 h 57 min
29% of the Sun covered
Sutak: from 21:43 (20 May 2031) until moksha (14:38); for children, the elderly and the sick from 05:28.
Worldwide: Begins 09:44 · Maximum 12:45 · Ends 15:46 (IST) · Rashi: Taurus · Nakshatra: Krittika (pada 3)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Thursday, 5 June 2031Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 16:30 · Maximum 17:14 · Ends 17:59 (IST) · Rashi: Scorpio · Nakshatra: Jyeshtha (pada 2)
Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)
Thursday, 30 October 2031Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 11:21 · Maximum 13:16 · Ends 15:10 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 4)
Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna))
Saturday, 15 November 2031Not visible in India
Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.
Worldwide: Begins 23:53 (14 November 2031) · Maximum 02:36 · Ends 05:19 (IST) · Rashi: Libra · Nakshatra: Vishakha (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.
Other years: 20302032Festivals 2031
Questions
How many eclipses are there in 2031?
5: Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 7 May 2031; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 21 May 2031; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 5 June 2031; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 30 October 2031; Surya Grahan (Sankara (Valayakara-Purna)) — 15 November 2031.
Which eclipse of 2031 is visible in India?
Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 21 May 2031: begins 11:41, ends 14:38 IST.
When does the sutak of the 21 May 2031 solar eclipse begin?
Sutak from 21:43 (20 May 2031) until moksha at 14:38 (New Delhi).