🪷 1995 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 1995 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 57 Eclipses of 1995
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-11 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-01-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-01-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-01-25 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-01-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-02-07 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-02-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-02-21 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-02-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-03-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-03-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-03-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-03-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-04-02 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-04-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-04-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-04-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-04-29 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-04-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-04-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-05-14 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-05-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-05-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-05-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-06-10 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-06-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-06-23 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-06-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-07-07 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-07-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-07-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-07-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-08-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-08-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-08-16 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-08-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-08-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-08-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-09-12 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-09-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-09-27 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-09-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-10-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-10-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-10-24 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-10-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-11-06 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-11-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-11-20 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-11-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-12-03 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-12-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-12-17 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-12-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-12-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 1995-12-30 | solar | Global | |
| 1995-12-30 | 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 1995 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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