🪷 2002 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 2002 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 61 Eclipses of 2002
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-11 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-01-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-01-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-01-26 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-01-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-02-08 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-02-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-02-22 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-02-22 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-03-07 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-03-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-03-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-03-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-04-03 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-04-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-04-17 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-04-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-04-30 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-04-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-05-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-05-15 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-05-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-05-27 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-05-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-05-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-06-11 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-06-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-06-24 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-06-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-07-08 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-07-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-07-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-07-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-08-04 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-08-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-08-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-08-17 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-08-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-08-31 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-08-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-09-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-09-13 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-09-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-09-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-09-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-09-28 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-09-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-10-11 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-10-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-10-25 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-10-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-11-07 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-11-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-11-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-11-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-12-04 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-12-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-12-18 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-12-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 2002-12-31 | solar | Global | |
| 2002-12-31 | 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 2002 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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