🪷 1953 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1953 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 57 Eclipses of 1953
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-01-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-01-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-01-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-01-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-01-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-01-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-02-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-02-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-02-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-02-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-02-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-03-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-03-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-03-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-03-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-04-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-04-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-04-22 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-04-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-05-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-05-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-05-19 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-05-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-06-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-06-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-06-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-06-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-06-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-06-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-07-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-07-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-07-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-07-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-08-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-08-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-08-23 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-08-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-09-05 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-09-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-09-19 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-09-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-10-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-10-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-10-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-10-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-10-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-10-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-11-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-11-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-11-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-11-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-11-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-12-10 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-12-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-12-22 | solar | Global | |
| 1953-12-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1953-12-23 | 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 1953 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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