🪷 1942 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1942 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 59 Eclipses of 1942
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942-01-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-01-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-01-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-01-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-01-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-02-04 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-02-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-02-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-02-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-03-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-03-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-03-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-03-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-03-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-03-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-03-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-04-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-04-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-04-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-04-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-04-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-05-09 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-05-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-05-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-05-24 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-05-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-06-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-06-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-06-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-06-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-07-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-07-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-07-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-07-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-07-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-07-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-08-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-08-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-08-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-08-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-08-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-09-10 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-09-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-09-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-09-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-10-07 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-10-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-10-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-10-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-11-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-11-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-11-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-11-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-11-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-11-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-12-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-12-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1942-12-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1942-12-27 | 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 1942 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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