Search solar and lunar eclipses for any year. For each — the type and magnitude, the sign and nakshatra of the Sun and Moon, the sutak periods, visibility from your city and the Vedic meaning.
A grahana is the moment when Rahu or Ketu "swallows" the luminary. Traditionally a time of sadhana, japa and mantra; unfavourable for worldly affairs.
Solar (total, annular, partial) and lunar (total, partial, penumbral). Magnitude and the maximum phase, the local start, maximum and end times.
The rashi and nakshatra of the Sun and Moon at the moment of the eclipse. You can see which houses and grahas of your natal chart are touched — for a personal analysis.
An automatic calculation of the sutak — the period of restraint before and during the eclipse. Its length differs for solar and lunar ones; the times are given for your city.
Quick presets — this year, 3, 5 or 10 years — or an arbitrary range. Every solar and lunar eclipse of the period in one chronological list.
Both eclipse types with a filter. Precise ephemeris calculations (Swiss Ephemeris): the type, magnitude, maximum phase and contact moments.
Eclipse dates are global, but the time and visibility depend on the place. Name a city — the start, maximum and end times recalculate for your time zone.
An eclipse is Rahu or Ketu and a luminary. The tradition's advice: japa and mantra, an intensification of sadhana, and refraining from food and worldly affairs during the sutak.
Grahana is an eclipse, when the lunar nodes Rahu or Ketu "swallow" the Sun or the Moon. In the tradition it is a powerful but ambiguous time: unfavourable for worldly affairs, yet strong for spiritual practice — japa, mantra and meditation.
The sutak is a period of restraint before and during an eclipse. For a solar eclipse it traditionally begins earlier (about 12 hours before), for a lunar one it is shorter (about 9 hours). The calculation shows the exact sutak boundaries for the chosen date.
The eclipse date itself is global, but visibility and local time depend on geography. Name a city — the calculation will recompute the start, maximum and end times for your time zone and tell you whether the eclipse is observed in your locality.
The tradition advises devoting the eclipse to spiritual practice: japa, the recitation of mantras, meditation. During the sutak one abstains from food and important worldly affairs, and after the eclipse — performs an ablution. This information is for reference only.
Choose a year and a city — get a list of eclipses with the type, magnitude, nakshatras and sutak periods.