🪷 1976 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1976 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 62 Eclipses of 1976
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-01-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-01-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-01-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-01-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-02-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-02-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-02-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-02-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-03-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-03-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-03-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-03-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-04-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-04-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-04-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-04-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-04-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-04-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-04-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-05-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-05-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-05-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-05-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-06-09 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-06-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-06-23 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-06-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-07-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-07-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-07-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-07-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-07-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-08-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-08-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-08-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-08-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-08-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-08-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-08-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-09-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-09-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-09-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-09-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-09-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-09-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-10-10 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-10-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-10-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-10-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-11-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-11-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-11-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-11-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-12-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-12-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-12-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-12-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-12-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-12-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-12-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1976-12-31 | solar | Global | |
| 1976-12-31 | 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 1976 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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