Lunar Eclipse
Lunar eclipses (Chandra Grahan) of 1738, 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, 05 February 1738
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Cancer, Ashlesha nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 22:48, 04 Feb to 01:56, greatest at 00:22 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 06 March 1738
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Leo, Purva Phalguni nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 11:59 to 14:01, greatest at 13:00 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 31 July 1738
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Capricorn, Shravana nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 04:22 to 07:50, greatest at 06:06 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 29 August 1738
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Aquarius, Shatabhisha nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 14:35 to 16:53, greatest at 15:44 (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.