🪷 2020 Eclipse Calendar · Sūrya-Grahaṇa + Candra-Grahaṇa
All solar + lunar eclipses for 2020 · per Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles
The 61 Eclipses of 2020
| Date | Type | Visibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-10 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-01-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-01-23 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-01-23 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-02-06 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-02-06 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-02-19 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-02-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-03-04 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-03-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-03-05 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-03-17 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-03-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-03-31 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-03-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-04-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-04-13 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-04-13 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-04-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-04-28 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-04-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-05-10 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-05-11 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-05-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-05-25 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-05-25 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-06-07 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-06-07 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-06-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-06-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-07-04 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-07-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-07-18 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-07-19 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-07-19 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-07-31 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-07-31 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-08-15 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-08-15 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-08-27 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-08-28 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-08-28 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-09-11 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-09-11 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-09-24 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-09-24 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-10-08 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-10-08 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-10-21 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-10-21 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-11-04 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-11-04 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-11-17 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-11-17 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-12-01 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-12-01 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-12-02 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-12-14 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-12-14 | lunar | Global | |
| 2020-12-29 | solar | Global | |
| 2020-12-29 | 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 2020 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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