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Eclipse Dates

Solar and lunar eclipses of 1868, and whether they can be seen from New Delhi, Delhi, India. Sutak is kept only where the eclipse is visible: twelve hours before a solar eclipse and nine before a lunar one.

Lunar eclipse, 08 February 1868

Type: Penumbral
In: Cancer, Ashlesha nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 14:39 to 16:46, greatest at 15:42 (local time)
From New Delhi: A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept

Solar eclipse, 23 February 1868

Type: Annular
In: Aquarius, Shatabhisha nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 17:10 to 23:18, greatest at 20:14 (local time)
From New Delhi: Not seen from New Delhi
Totality or annularity (on the central path): 18:14 to 22:14

Lunar eclipse, 09 March 1868

Type: Penumbral
In: Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 00:23 to 03:42, greatest at 02:02 (local time)
From New Delhi: A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept

Lunar eclipse, 03 August 1868

Type: Penumbral
In: Capricorn, Shravana nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 16:55 to 19:09, greatest at 18:02 (local time)
From New Delhi: A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept

Solar eclipse, 18 August 1868

Type: Total
In: Leo, Magha nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 08:28 to 13:42, greatest at 11:05 (local time)
From New Delhi: Seen from New Delhi: 63% of the Sun's diameter covered at the maximum
Seen locally: 08:51 to 11:11, greatest at 09:57
Magnitude: 0.627
Sutak begins: 17 Aug, 20:51
Totality or annularity (on the central path): 09:21 to 12:49

Lunar eclipse, 02 September 1868

Type: Penumbral
In: Aquarius, Shatabhisha nakshatra
Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth): 08:08 to 11:00, greatest at 09:34 (local time)
From New Delhi: A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept

Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.