Grahan · August 2026

Chandra Grahan, 28 August 2026: Time in India, Visibility & Sutak

As of 14 July 2026, this chandra grahan (partial lunar eclipse) is about 6 weeks away (45 days) — it occurs on 28 August 2026.

By Dr. R.P. Sharma, Vedic astrologer since 1979 · timings computed from the ephemeris, not forwarded

The short, honest answer India is searching for: the lunar eclipse of Friday, 28 August 2026 runs from about 06:54 to 12:32 IST, deepest at 09:43 IST — broad daylight in India, with the Moon below our horizon the entire time (Delhi moonrise that evening is only around 18:54). It is not visible from India, and therefore, by the classical visibility rule, sutak does not apply here. No fasting window, no temple closures, no restrictions.

28 August 2026 Grahan Time in India — Stated Plainly

It is a partial lunar eclipse. The IST figures above are simply the world event expressed on our clock; the eclipse itself belongs to the night side of the Earth — the Americas and the Pacific see it, India does not. Any list of "city-wise sutak timings for India" circulating for this date has copied a table without checking the sky.

The sutak question, settled by the tradition itself

Sutak is observed where a grahan is visible — the old texts are unambiguous. An eclipse the eye cannot see casts no sutak. If you keep eclipse observances, keep them for eclipses India can actually see; this one asks nothing of you. The deeper classical view of how grahan is read — path, nakshatra, regional tradition — is in our article on eclipses in Medini Jyotish.

And the surya grahan of August 2026?

August 2026 actually carries two eclipses: this lunar one on the 28th, and a total solar eclipse on 12 August whose path crosses the Arctic, Iceland and Spain. That one is not visible from India either — so for Indian observance, the whole month passes with no sutak at all.

For next year's solar event, see Surya Grahan 2027 in India — date, time and visibility.

The same day is Raksha Bandhan

28 August 2026 is Shravana Purnima — Rakhi. Since the grahan is invisible here and carries no sutak, Rakhi is entirely unaffected: tie the rakhi in the day's normal auspicious windows. The month's full sky is in the August 2026 transit guide.

Not sure of your moon sign? See the guide to the 12 rashis.

See also: Rakhi 2026 in the USA, UK & worldwide — 27 or 28 August, city by city.

See also: 28 August grahan — visible in your city? Computed times worldwide.