🪷 2008 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 2008 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 7 Eclipses of 2008
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-08 | solar | Global | |
| 2008-02-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 2008-03-19 | solar | Global | |
| 2008-06-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 2008-08-02 | solar | Global | |
| 2008-09-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 2008-11-06 | solar | 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 2008 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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