Verified scope
NASA’s published visibility regions for both 2026 solar eclipses exclude India. This page therefore does not publish India city timings or unsupported local ritual schedules.
Exact city timing, local visibility, sutak, muhurat, and zodiac-effect claims are not shown unless the cited public authority supports them.
Official 2026 eclipse calendar
| Date | NASA classification | India visibility authority |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Annular solar eclipse | NASA’s published visibility regions exclude India. |
| March 3, 2026 | Total lunar eclipse | IMD: visible from most places in India, except some extreme-western locations. |
| August 12, 2026 | Total solar eclipse | NASA’s published visibility regions exclude India. |
| August 28, 2026 | Partial lunar eclipse | IMD’s March notice says the next lunar eclipse visible from India is 6 July 2028. |
March 3 India timing
IMD gives the umbral phase as 15:20 IST to 18:48 IST. Totality was 16:34 IST to 17:33 IST. Most places saw the ending after moonrise. IMD’s appended table is the authority for place-specific visibility.
We do not extrapolate those values to other eclipses or publish unsourced city schedules.
Primary sources
- NASA/GSFC: Eclipses During 2026
- Government of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences, IMD: Total Lunar Eclipse, 3 March 2026
Religious practice and astrology are personal traditions. NASA and IMD establish astronomical dates and visibility; they do not certify ritual rules or individual predictions.