Annular Solar Eclipse

Surya Grahan 26 January 2028

A annular solar eclipse on 26 January 2028: not visible from Kathmandu, and not visible from Delhi.

Type
Annular Solar Eclipse
Greatest eclipse
15:07 UTC
Whole event
12:06 to 18:08 UTC, 6 h 2 min
Annular phase
226 minutes
Visible from
3 of our 63 cities

Local times

Times are local to each city. Where the eclipse is already under way at moonrise or sunrise, or still under way at setting, only the visible part is given.

CityVisibleGreatestMagnitudeSutak from
London16:46 to 16:34 (from sunrise)below horizon0.6226 Jan, 03:36
New York09:17 to 10:4710:010.0925 Jan, 21:17
Toronto09:24 to 10:2309:530.0425 Jan, 21:24

Not visible from: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Birgunj, Bharatpur, Butwal, Dharan, Janakpur, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi, Hetauda, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Bhopal, Indore, Chandigarh, Surat, Nagpur, Kanpur, Noida, Gurugram, Ujjain, Haridwar, Mathura, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Gaya, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Raipur, Dehradun, Amritsar, Vadodara, Rajkot, Nashik, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mysuru, San Francisco, Sydney, Dubai, Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore.

Sutak and tradition

Sutak, the period before an eclipse, begins twelve hours (four prahars) before the eclipse starts, and lasts until it ends. Traditionally temples close, cooked food is set aside, and prayers and mantras are recited until the eclipse is over, followed by a bath and charity. Sutak applies only where the eclipse can be seen.

Never look at a solar eclipse directly, even when most of the Sun is covered: it can permanently damage your eyes. Use certified eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.

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Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, which matches NASA's eclipse predictions to within a minute.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Surya Grahan of 26 January 2028 visible in Nepal?
It is not visible from Kathmandu.
Is the Surya Grahan of 26 January 2028 visible in India?
It is not visible from Delhi.
When does sutak begin?
Where the eclipse is visible, sutak begins twelve hours before the eclipse starts there. The table gives the time for each city.