Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Night of 20–21 December 2029
Solar and lunar eclipses as seen from New Delhi
Upcoming eclipses with their contact times, which part is visible from your city, and the traditional Sutak times.
Next eclipse visible here
Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Monday, 2 August 2027 · to
Solar and lunar eclipses visible from your city, with Sutak times.
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Listed: every solar eclipse and every partial or total lunar eclipse in the next 5 years, whether or not it can be seen from New Delhi; those that cannot are marked "not visible". Penumbral lunar eclipses are not listed, as they are not traditionally observed. A lunar eclipse is headed by the night on which it is seen. Sutak applies only to an eclipse that is visible from the place.
Visible from New Delhi
Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Saturday, 1 June 2030
Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Night of 15–16 June 2030
Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Monday, 25 November 2030
The Moon's shadow does not reach New Delhi in this eclipse. The eclipse cannot be seen from here, so Sutak traditionally does not apply.
Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Wednesday, 21 May 2031
Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Saturday, 15 November 2031
The Moon's shadow does not reach New Delhi in this eclipse. The eclipse cannot be seen from here, so Sutak traditionally does not apply.
Sutak, and who is exempt
Sutak is kept only where the eclipse is visible: from about 12 hours (four yamas) before a solar eclipse and 9 hours (three yamas) before a lunar eclipse begins, until it ends. Traditionally no food is eaten during it.
The same verse exempts children, the elderly and the sick (bāla, vṛddha, ātura) from this fast. By common custom pregnant women are also not asked to fast, though they traditionally take extra care during the eclipse itself. Family and temple customs differ.
Source: the verse "sūryagrahe tu nāśnīyāt pūrvaṃ yāmacatuṣṭayam, candragrahe tu yāmāṃs trīn bālavṛddhāturair vinā" (in a solar eclipse one does not eat for four yamas before it, in a lunar eclipse for three, except children, the old and the sick), as quoted in the Dharmashastra digests on eclipses (Nirnaya Sindhu, Dharma Sindhu). The exemption for pregnant women is custom, not part of the verse.
How these times are calculated
Eclipse times are calculated with the astronomy-engine library and agree with NASA’s published eclipse data to within about a minute. Lunar eclipse contacts are the same everywhere; whether they can be seen depends on the Moon being above your horizon. Solar eclipse times are for your exact location. Penumbral lunar eclipses are not listed because they are not traditionally observed. Sutak traditionally begins 12 hours before a solar and 9 hours before a lunar eclipse and applies only where the eclipse is visible; practices vary by family and tradition.
Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.