Lunar Eclipse
Lunar eclipses (Chandra Grahan) of 1861, 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, 26 January 1861
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Cancer, Pushya nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 21:12 to 00:21, 27 Jan, greatest at 22:47 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 22 June 1861
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Sagittarius, Mula nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 18:36 to 22:19, greatest at 20:28 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 22 July 1861
- Type
- Penumbral
- In
- Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 04:45 to 06:41, greatest at 05:43 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- A penumbral eclipse: hardly visible, and no Sutak is kept
Lunar eclipse, 17 December 1861
- Type
- Partial
- In
- Gemini, Mrigashira nakshatra
- Whole eclipse (anywhere on Earth)
- 13:20 to 15:02, greatest at 14:11 (local time)
- From New Delhi
- Not seen from New Delhi: the Moon is below the horizon
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.