🪷 1941 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1941 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 58 Eclipses of 1941
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-01-05 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-01-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-01-19 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-01-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-02-01 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-02-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-02-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-02-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-02-28 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-02-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-03-14 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-03-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-03-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-03-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-04-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-04-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-04-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-04-24 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-04-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-05-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-05-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-05-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-05-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-06-04 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-06-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-06-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-06-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-07-01 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-07-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-07-14 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-07-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-07-28 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-07-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-08-10 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-08-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-08-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-08-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-09-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-09-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-09-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-09-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-09-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-10-04 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-10-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-10-18 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-10-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-10-31 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-10-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-11-14 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-11-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-11-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-11-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-12-11 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-12-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-12-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-12-24 | solar | Global | |
| 1941-12-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1941-12-25 | 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 1941 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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