Grahan
Surya grahan 12 August 2026
total solar eclipse, was not seen in India
This grahan has passed. Not seen anywhere in India, so no sutak is kept here and the day’s muhurats stand. Elsewhere on Earth the total solar eclipse runs from 9:04 PM to 1:27 AM on 13 Aug IST.
Is it seen, and when
Times in India (IST)
It falls in Kark (Cancer) rashi, Ashlesha nakshatra.
No sutak for this one
Sutak is kept only where a grahan is seen, and not for a penumbral lunar grahan. On this day the kitchen, the temple and the day’s muhurats carry on as usual. The next grahan seen in India is the Surya Grahan of Monday 2 August 2027.
The grahan across the Earth
IST
| Stage | Time (IST) |
|---|---|
| Begins anywhere on Earth | 9:04 PM |
| Totality begins on its central path | 10:28 PM |
| Greatest eclipse | 11:15 PM |
| Totality ends on its central path | 12:04 AM on 13 Aug |
| Ends everywhere | 1:27 AM on 13 Aug |
For a solar grahan these are the times for the Earth as a whole; no city in India sees any of it.
Which rashi it falls in, from yours
In Kark, Ashlesha nakshatra
Households whose Moon rashi is Kark (Cancer), or whose birth nakshatra is Ashlesha, take the most care: tradition asks them not to look at the grahan and to spend it in japa.
| Moon rashi | The grahan falls in | That house |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | your 4th | the house of home and mother |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | your 3rd | the house of effort |
| Mithun (Gemini) | your 2nd | the house of wealth and family |
| Kark (Cancer) | your 1st | your own rashi the grahan’s rashi |
| Singh (Leo) | your 12th | the house of expenses and faraway places |
| Kanya (Virgo) | your 11th | the house of gains |
| Tula (Libra) | your 10th | the house of career |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | your 9th | the house of luck and dharma |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | your 8th | the house of sudden change |
| Makar (Capricorn) | your 7th | the house of marriage and partnership |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | your 6th | the house of work, health and rivals |
| Meen (Pisces) | your 5th | the house of children, studies and romance |
Why a grahan happens
A solar grahan comes on an Amavasya, when the Moon passes in front of the Sun; a lunar grahan on a Purnima, when the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon. It happens only when the new or full Moon is near Rahu or Ketu, the two points where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the Puranas tell it as Rahu, the asura who drank the amrit at the samudra manthan, swallowing the Sun or the Moon in revenge.
Every grahan, 2026 to 2028
Common questions
Is the 12 August 2026 Surya grahan seen in India?
No. It happens while the Sun or Moon is below India’s horizon, so there is no sutak here.
Which rashi and nakshatra is the 12 August 2026 grahan in?
Kark rashi (Cancer) and Ashlesha nakshatra.
Is sutak kept for a grahan not seen in India?
No. A grahan that cannot be seen from a place carries no sutak there, and a penumbral chandra grahan carries none anywhere.
Today’s panchang, for your city
Sutak, Rahu Kaal and the day’s muhurats for where you are.
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