Eclipse Dates
Solar and lunar eclipses of 1872, 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, 23 May 1872
- Type
- Partial
- In
- Scorpio, Anuradha nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 04:02 to 05:16, greatest at 04:39 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- Partly seen from New Delhi (the Moon is below the horizon for part of it)
- Seen locally
- 02:31 to 05:16, greatest at 04:39
- Magnitude
- 0.115
- Sutak begins
- 22 May, 19:02
Solar eclipse, 06 June 1872
- Type
- Annular
- In
- Taurus, Mrigashira nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 05:42 to 11:40, greatest at 08:41 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- Seen from New Delhi: 62% of the Sun's diameter covered at the maximum
- Seen locally
- 06:15 to 08:29, greatest at 07:18
- Magnitude
- 0.625
- Sutak begins
- 05 Jun, 18:15
- Totality or annularity (on the central path)
- 06:48 to 10:34
Lunar eclipse, 15 November 1872
- Type
- Partial
- In
- Taurus, Krittika nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 10:22 to 10:58, greatest at 10:40 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- Not seen from New Delhi: the Moon is below the horizon
Solar eclipse, 30 November 1872
- Type
- Hybrid
- In
- Scorpio, Jyeshtha nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 21:14 to 02:26, 01 Dec, greatest at 23:50 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- Not seen from New Delhi
- Totality or annularity (on the central path)
- 22:18 to 01:22, 01 Dec
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.