🪷 2019 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 2019 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 58 Eclipses of 2019
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-07 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-01-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-01-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-01-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-02-03 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-02-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-02-17 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-02-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-03-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-03-03 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-03-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-03-16 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-03-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-03-30 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-03-30 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-04-13 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-04-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-04-26 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-04-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-05-10 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-05-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-05-23 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-05-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-06-06 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-06-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-06-19 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-06-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-07-03 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-07-03 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-07-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-07-16 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-07-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-07-31 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-07-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-08-12 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-08-13 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-08-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-08-27 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-08-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-09-09 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-09-09 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-09-23 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-09-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-10-06 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-10-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-10-20 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-10-20 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-11-02 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-11-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-11-16 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-11-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-11-29 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-11-29 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-12-14 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-12-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-12-26 | solar | Global | |
| 2019-12-26 | lunar | Global | |
| 2019-12-27 | 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 2019 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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