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Grahan 2042: Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan 2042 · ग्रहण 2042

4 eclipses in 2042; 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.

  1. Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)

    Saturday, 5 April 2042

    Only the penumbral phase — not observed (no sutak)

    Sparsh (begins)
    18:39
    Madhya (maximum)
    19:59
    Moksha (ends)
    22:12
    Duration
    3 h 33 min

    begins with moonrise

    Sutak: No sutak — a penumbral eclipse is not observed.

    Worldwide: Begins 17:46 · Maximum 19:59 · Ends 22:12 (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Hasta (pada 4)

  2. Surya Grahan (Purna)

    Sunday, 20 April 2042

    Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial

    Sparsh (begins)
    06:28
    Madhya (maximum)
    06:50
    Moksha (ends)
    07:14
    Duration
    46 min

    3% of the Sun covered

    Sutak: from 18:49 (19 April 2042) until moksha (07:14); for children, the elderly and the sick from 03:05.

    Worldwide: Begins 05:11 · Maximum 07:46 · Ends 10:22 (IST) · Rashi: Aries · Nakshatra: Ashwini (pada 2)

  3. Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya)

    Monday, 29 September 2042

    Not visible in India

    Sutak: No sutak — the eclipse is not seen here.

    Worldwide: Begins 14:17 · Maximum 16:15 · Ends 18:13 (IST) · Rashi: Pisces · Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada (pada 3)

  4. Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti))

    Tuesday, 14 October 2042

    Visible in India (New Delhi) · in Delhi Partial

    Sparsh (begins)
    06:21
    Madhya (maximum)
    06:24
    Moksha (ends)
    06:27
    Duration
    6 min

    begins with sunrise · 1% of the Sun covered

    Sutak: from 17:54 (13 October 2042) until moksha (06:27); for children, the elderly and the sick from 03:14.

    Worldwide: Begins 04:26 · Maximum 07:29 · Ends 10:33 (IST) · Rashi: Virgo · Nakshatra: Chitra (pada 1)

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 2042?

4: Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 5 April 2042; Surya Grahan (Purna) — 20 April 2042; Chandra Grahan (Upachchaya) — 29 September 2042; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) — 14 October 2042.

Which eclipse of 2042 is visible in India?

Surya Grahan (Purna) on 20 April 2042: begins 06:28, ends 07:14 IST; Surya Grahan (Valayakara (Kankanakriti)) on 14 October 2042: begins 06:21, ends 06:27 IST.

When does the sutak of the 20 April 2042 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 18:49 (19 April 2042) until moksha at 07:14 (New Delhi).

When does the sutak of the 14 October 2042 solar eclipse begin?

Sutak from 17:54 (13 October 2042) until moksha at 06:27 (New Delhi).