Surya & Chandra Grahan
Solar and lunar eclipses 2026–2030
24 eclipses in 2026–2030; 12 visible from India.
In brief
2026–2030 has 24 eclipses — 12 solar and 12 lunar. 12 can be seen from India (as listed by timeanddate.com): the lunar eclipse of 3 March 2026, the lunar eclipse of 21 February 2027, the solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, the lunar eclipse of 12 January 2028, the lunar eclipse of 6 July 2028, the solar eclipse of 22 July 2028, the lunar eclipse of 31 December 2028, the lunar eclipse of 26 June 2029, the lunar eclipse of 21 December 2029, the solar eclipse of 1 June 2030, the lunar eclipse of 16 June 2030, the lunar eclipse of 10 December 2030. An eclipse is a natural, predictable alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth — for any observance, follow your own family’s practice.
Next eclipse visible from India: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan) — Sunday, 21 February 2027, 04:43 IST (greatest eclipse). Details →
Eclipses in 2026 →
Annular Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 17:42 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Annular, magnitude 0.963
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 2 min 20 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- s Argentina & Chile, s Africa, Antarctica. [Annular: Antarctica]
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 17:04 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, umbral magnitude 1.151
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 3 h 27 min, totality 58 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Total Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 23:16 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, magnitude 1.039
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 2 min 18 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- n N. America, w Africa, Europe. [Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain]
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Partial Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Friday, 28 August 2026, 09:43 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, umbral magnitude 0.930
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 3 h 18 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Eclipses in 2027 →
Annular Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Saturday, 6 February 2027, 21:30 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Annular, magnitude 0.928
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 7 min 51 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- S. America, Antarctica, w & s Africa. [Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic]
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Sunday, 21 February 2027, 04:43 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Penumbral, umbral magnitude -0.057
- Seen from (NASA)
- Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Sunday, 18 July 2027, 21:33 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Penumbral, umbral magnitude -1.068
- Seen from (NASA)
- e Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Total Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Monday, 2 August 2027, 15:37 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, magnitude 1.079
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 6 min 23 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- Africa, Europe, Mid East, w & s Asia. [Total: Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia]
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi. India is not among the countries NASA lists on the central path, so from India it is seen as a partial eclipse.
Eye safety: never look straight at the Sun during a partial or annular eclipse — use solar viewers made to the ISO 12312-2 standard; ordinary sunglasses are not safe (NASA).
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 17 August 2027, 12:44 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Penumbral, umbral magnitude -0.525
- Seen from (NASA)
- Pacific, Americas
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Eclipses in 2028 →
Partial Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Wednesday, 12 January 2028, 09:43 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, umbral magnitude 0.066
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 56 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Americas, Europe, Africa
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India (not from Delhi).
Annular Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028, 20:38 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Annular, magnitude 0.921
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 10 min 27 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- e N. America, C. & S. America, w Europe, nw Africa. [Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal]
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Partial Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Thursday, 6 July 2028, 23:50 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, umbral magnitude 0.389
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 2 h 21 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Total Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Saturday, 22 July 2028, 08:25 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, magnitude 1.056
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 5 min 10 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- SE Asia, E. Indies, Australia, N.Z. [Total: Australia, N. Z.]
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India (not from Delhi). India is not among the countries NASA lists on the central path, so from India it is seen as a partial eclipse.
Eye safety: never look straight at the Sun during a partial or annular eclipse — use solar viewers made to the ISO 12312-2 standard; ordinary sunglasses are not safe (NASA).
Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Sunday, 31 December 2028, 22:22 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, umbral magnitude 1.246
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 3 h 29 min, totality 1 h 11 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Eclipses in 2029 →
Partial Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Sunday, 14 January 2029, 22:42 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, magnitude 0.871
- Seen from (NASA)
- N. America, C. America
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Partial Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 12 June 2029, 09:35 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, magnitude 0.458
- Seen from (NASA)
- Arctic, Scandanavia, Alaska, n Asia, n Canada
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 26 June 2029, 08:52 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, umbral magnitude 1.844
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 3 h 40 min, totality 1 h 42 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Americas, Europe, Africa, Mid East
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India (not from Delhi).
Partial Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Wednesday, 11 July 2029, 21:06 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, magnitude 0.230
- Seen from (NASA)
- s Chile, s Argentina
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Partial Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Wednesday, 5 December 2029, 20:33 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, magnitude 0.891
- Seen from (NASA)
- s Argentina, s Chile, Antarctica
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Friday, 21 December 2029, 04:12 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, umbral magnitude 1.117
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 3 h 33 min, totality 54 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Eclipses in 2030 →
Annular Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Saturday, 1 June 2030, 11:58 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Annular, magnitude 0.944
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 5 min 21 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- Europe, n Africa, Mid East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska. [Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, n. China, Japan]
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi. India is not among the countries NASA lists on the central path, so from India it is seen as a partial eclipse.
Eye safety: never look straight at the Sun during a partial or annular eclipse — use solar viewers made to the ISO 12312-2 standard; ordinary sunglasses are not safe (NASA).
Partial Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Sunday, 16 June 2030, 00:03 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Partial, umbral magnitude 0.502
- How long (NASA)
- partial phase 2 h 24 min
- Seen from (NASA)
- Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
Total Solar Eclipse (Surya Grahan)
Not visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Monday, 25 November 2030, 12:20 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Total, magnitude 1.047
- Central phase (NASA)
- up to 3 min 44 s on the central line
- Seen from (NASA)
- s Africa, s Indian Oc., E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica. [Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia]
- India / Delhi
- Not listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan)
Visible from India- Greatest eclipse
- Tuesday, 10 December 2030, 03:58 IST
- Type (NASA)
- Penumbral, umbral magnitude -0.163
- Seen from (NASA)
- Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
- India / Delhi
- Listed by timeanddate.com as visible from India, including Delhi.
How these are worked out
The eclipses and the time of greatest eclipse are computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon, near , and match NASA’s eclipse tables (Fred Espenak) in date and type; the IST time agrees with NASA’s to within a minute. Type, magnitude, durations and the region where each is seen are quoted from NASA; visibility from India and Delhi is quoted from timeanddate.com. We do not list Sutak timings, because we have not found a published rule we can cite and check — your family priest or temple calendar is the right guide for that.
Reading the cards: a solar eclipse’s magnitude is the share of the Sun’s diameter the Moon covers at greatest eclipse (1 or more on the central path of a total eclipse). For a lunar eclipse the umbral magnitude is how far the Moon enters the Earth’s dark inner shadow; a negative value marks a penumbral eclipse, when the Moon passes only through the faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
Frequently Asked Questions
24: 12 solar (Surya Grahan) and 12 lunar (Chandra Grahan) — the same dates and types as NASA’s eclipse tables.
timeanddate.com lists 12 as visible from India: Total Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday, 3 March 2026; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, 21 February 2027; Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027; Partial Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday, 12 January 2028; Partial Lunar Eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028; Total Solar Eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028; Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, 31 December 2028; Total Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday, 26 June 2029; Total Lunar Eclipse on Friday, 21 December 2029; Annular Solar Eclipse on Saturday, 1 June 2030; Partial Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, 16 June 2030; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday, 10 December 2030.
Not with the bare eye while any part of the Sun is uncovered. NASA advises solar viewers made to the ISO 12312-2 standard; ordinary sunglasses, however dark, are not safe.
International tables give the date in Universal Time. We show the date and time of greatest eclipse in Indian Standard Time (UT + 5:30), so an eclipse late in the UT day falls on the next date in India.