Grahan
Surya grahan 2 August 2027
total solar eclipse, seen in India
Seen across India. In Delhi from 3:53 PM to 5:02 PM, as a partial eclipse covering about 17% of the Sun’s width. Sutak from 3:53 AM, twelve hours before it begins.
Is it seen, and when
Times in India (IST)
It falls in Kark (Cancer) rashi, Pushya nakshatra. Each city’s times, as seen from there:
| City | Seen | Sutak | Sun % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 3:53–5:02 PM | 3:53 AM | 17% |
| Agra | 3:55–5:06 PM | 3:55 AM | 18% |
| Ahmedabad | 3:44–5:21 PM | 3:44 AM | 35% |
| Amritsar | 3:48–4:54 PM | 3:48 AM | 15% |
| Bangalore | 3:58–5:43 PM | 3:58 AM | 49% |
| Bhopal | 3:54–5:18 PM | 3:54 AM | 27% |
| Bhubaneswar | 4:09–5:21 PM | 4:09 AM | 22% |
| Chandigarh | 3:53–4:56 PM | 3:53 AM | 14% |
| Chennai | 4:02–5:41 PM | 4:02 AM | 45% |
| Coimbatore | 3:59–5:47 PM | 3:59 AM | 55% |
| Dehradun | 3:56–4:56 PM | 3:56 AM | 13% |
| Gurgaon | 3:53–5:03 PM | 3:53 AM | 17% |
| Guwahati | 4:26–4:52 PM | 4:26 AM | 3% |
| Hyderabad | 3:58–5:33 PM | 3:58 AM | 38% |
| Indore | 3:51–5:21 PM | 3:51 AM | 30% |
| Jaipur | 3:50–5:09 PM | 3:50 AM | 22% |
| Jodhpur | 3:44–5:12 PM | 3:44 AM | 28% |
| Kanpur | 4:00–5:07 PM | 4:00 AM | 16% |
| Kochi | 3:58–5:49 PM | 3:58 AM | 59% |
| Kolkata | 4:14–5:12 PM | 4:14 AM | 14% |
| Lucknow | 4:01–5:05 PM | 4:01 AM | 15% |
| Ludhiana | 3:50–4:56 PM | 3:50 AM | 15% |
| Madurai | 4:01–5:48 PM | 4:01 AM | 56% |
| Mumbai | 3:47–5:31 PM | 3:47 AM | 43% |
| Mysore | 3:57–5:44 PM | 3:57 AM | 52% |
| Nagpur | 3:58–5:23 PM | 3:58 AM | 29% |
| Nashik | 3:48–5:29 PM | 3:48 AM | 39% |
| Noida | 3:54–5:03 PM | 3:54 AM | 17% |
| Patna | 4:10–5:05 PM | 4:10 AM | 12% |
| Prayagraj | 4:03–5:09 PM | 4:03 AM | 16% |
| Pune | 3:49–5:32 PM | 3:49 AM | 42% |
| Raipur | 4:02–5:21 PM | 4:02 AM | 25% |
| Rajkot | 3:41–5:24 PM | 3:41 AM | 39% |
| Ranchi | 4:09–5:12 PM | 4:09 AM | 16% |
| Surat | 3:46–5:26 PM | 3:46 AM | 38% |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 4:00–5:51 PM | 4:00 AM | 61% |
| Vadodara | 3:46–5:23 PM | 3:46 AM | 35% |
| Varanasi | 4:05–5:08 PM | 4:05 AM | 15% |
| Vijayawada | 4:02–5:34 PM | 4:02 AM | 37% |
| Visakhapatnam | 4:05–5:29 PM | 4:05 AM | 30% |
Sutak, and what households keep
Sutak begins twelve hours before the grahan and lasts to its end, only where it is seen
- The kitchen stops for the sutakNo fresh cooking from the start of the sutak to the end of the grahan; tulsi leaves or kusha grass are laid in stored food and water, which households keep as protecting it.
- The temple and the idols are coveredTemples close their doors and homes cover their idols; worship is by japa, not by touch.
- Japa during the grahanThe grahan is held the best time for japa of one’s mantra: a mantra said then is said to bear fruit many times over.
- Bath and daan after the mokshaWhen it ends, the family bathes, the house is cleaned and sprinkled with Ganga jal, fresh food is cooked, and daan is given, often grain or clothes.
- Nothing new is begunNo muhurat is taken from the sutak to the end of the grahan: no wedding, griha pravesh, purchase or journey begins then.
- Children, the elderly, the ill and the pregnantTradition relaxes the sutak fast for children, the elderly and the ill, who eat as they need. Pregnant women are asked to stay indoors, rest and keep away from knives and needles during the grahan, as families have long advised.
What North Indian households keep, as tradition. Never look at the Sun directly, even in part eclipse: use eclipse glasses or a pinhole.
The grahan across the Earth
IST
| Stage | Time (IST) |
|---|---|
| Begins anywhere on Earth | 1:00 PM |
| Totality begins on its central path | 1:53 PM |
| Greatest eclipse | 3:36 PM |
| Totality ends on its central path | 5:19 PM |
| Ends everywhere | 6:13 PM |
For a solar grahan these are the times for the Earth as a whole; your city sees only part of it, at the times in the table above.
Which rashi it falls in, from yours
In Kark, Pushya nakshatra
Households whose Moon rashi is Kark (Cancer), or whose birth nakshatra is Pushya, 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. This one falls with the Sun near Ketu, in Kark (Cancer).
Every grahan, 2026 to 2028
Common questions
Is the 2 August 2027 Surya grahan seen in India?
Yes, from all 40 Indian cities listed here, with sutak.
When does the sutak begin for the 2 August 2027 grahan?
In New Delhi from 3:53 AM, twelve hours before the grahan begins there, to its end at 5:02 PM. The table above gives each city’s.
Will it be seen in Mumbai?
Yes, from 3:47 PM to 5:31 PM; sutak from 3:47 AM.
Which rashi and nakshatra is the 2 August 2027 grahan in?
Kark rashi (Cancer) and Pushya 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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