🪷 1991 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1991 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 56 Eclipses of 1991
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-01-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-01-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-01-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-01-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-01-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-01-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-02-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-02-13 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-02-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-02-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-02-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-03-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-03-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-03-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-03-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-04-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-04-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-04-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-04-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-05-05 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-05-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-05-18 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-05-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-06-01 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-06-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-06-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-06-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-06-28 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-06-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-07-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-07-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-07-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-07-26 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-07-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-08-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-08-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-08-22 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-08-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-09-04 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-09-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-09-18 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-09-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-10-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-10-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-10-15 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-10-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-10-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-10-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-11-11 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-11-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-11-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-11-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-12-08 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-12-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 1991-12-22 | solar | Global | |
| 1991-12-22 | 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 1991 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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