Grahan (Eclipse) in 2016 is happening for 4 times; Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) 2 times and Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse) for 2 times. Prepare yourself in advance to stay safe from the adverse effects of Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) and Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse).
Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) and Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse) are those events when an obstruction comes in between Earth and Sun or Earth and Moon.
When Moon becomes the obstruction between Earth and Sun, the event is known as Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse.
Surya Grahan 2016 Dates
Date | Type Of Eclipse in 2016 | Visible In India | Areas in which Grahan will be visible |
Time(IST) (Start - Mid - End) |
March 9, 2016 | Purna Surya Grahan (Total Solar Eclipse) | Yes | Australia, Palau, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, China, Myanmar, Sri lanka, Indian ocean & North Pacific ocean, India, South Korea, Guinea | 05:43 - 06:13 - 06:44 (New Delhi) |
September 1, 2016 | Kankan Surya Grahan(Annular solar Eclipse) | No | Africa, South Pole, Madagascar, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Geban | 11:43 - 14:37 - 17:30 |
When shadow of Earth overlaps the Moon and Sunrays couldn’t reach Moon, the event is called Chandra Grahan or Lunar Eclipse.
Chandra Grahan 2016 Dates
Date | Type Of Eclipse in 2016 | Visible In India | Areas in which Grahan will be visible |
Time (IST) (Start - Mid - End) |
March 23, 2016 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Only ending is visible | Much of Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica, | 15:07 - 17:07 - 19:27 |
September 16-17, 2016 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Yes | Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica, India | 22:23 - 00:24 - 26:26 |
Go through these dates carefully and take the required precautions.