🪷 2012 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 2012 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 6 Eclipses of 2012
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 2012-04-24 | solar | Global | |
| 2012-06-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2012-07-01 | solar | Global | |
| 2012-12-25 | solar | Global | |
| 2012-12-25 | 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 2012 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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