🪷 1906 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1906 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 57 Eclipses of 1906
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-01-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-01-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-01-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-01-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-02-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-02-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-02-22 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-02-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-03-09 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-03-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-03-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-03-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-03-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-04-05 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-04-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-04-18 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-04-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-05-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-05-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-05-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-05-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-05-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-05-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-06-11 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-06-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-06-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-06-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-06-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-07-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-07-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-07-23 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-07-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-08-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-08-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-08-19 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-08-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-09-01 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-09-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-09-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-09-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-09-28 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-09-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-10-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-10-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-10-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-10-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-10-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-11-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-11-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-11-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-11-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-11-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-12-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-12-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-12-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1906-12-19 | solar | Global | |
| 1906-12-19 | lunar | Global |
What Eclipses Mean in Sanātana Dharma
Per the Bhāgavata Purāṇa: a grahaṇa (eclipse) is a heightened-resonance moment when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align with the Rāhu-Ketu nodal axis. Traditional observance:
- Fasting from the start to the end of the eclipse (no eating during obscuration)
- Japa — the eclipse-period is said to give 100x or 1000x the effect of mantra-recitation. Especially Mahā-Mṛtyuñjaya, Gāyatrī, Mahā-Mantra.
- No new beginnings — major decisions, contracts, travels, weddings deferred
- Bath after — ritual cleansing once the obscuration is complete
- Dāna — charity to brāhmaṇas, the poor, animals
Cross-References
- Full 1906 Hindu calendar
- Rāhu · the ascending lunar node · the eclipse-shadow
- Ketu · the descending lunar node
- Viśvarūpa-Kāla · BG 11.32 · Krishna's all-devouring Time
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