Like every year, 2021 will also witness four eclipses: 2 solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. Some will be visible in India, and some will not become visible with naked eyes. We know that an eclipse is a natural phenomenon where astronomical bodies block light from another body. Both solar and lunar eclipses have positive and negative effects on the native of all twelve zodiac signs. Read the content and find out more about the timing, date, duration, and visibility of solar and lunar eclipses 2021. Also, read how you can chant different mantras to escape the ill effects of eclipses.
Date and timing: Solar and Lunar Eclipses 2021
You can see the lunar and solar eclipses in 2021 from different parts of India. Check here the date and other details of a natural phenomenon of 2021.
The first Lunar Eclipse of 2021
• State – The earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
• Type – Total Lunar Eclipse
• Date – May 26, 2021
• Time – 2:17 pm to 7:19 pm IST
• Moon covered by – 101.6 percent
• Visibility in India – Yes
• Global visibility – South Asia, East Asia, Australia, much of North America, South America, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Antarctica
The first Solar Eclipse of 2021
• State – The Moon comes between the Sun and Earth
• Type – Annular Solar Eclipse
• Date – June 10, 2021
• Time – 1:42 pm to 6:41 pm IST
• Sun covered by – 94.3 percent
• Visibility in India – No
• Global visibility – Europe, much of Asia, North Africa, West Africa, North America, Atlantic, and the Arctic
The second lunar eclipse of 2021
• State – The earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
• Type – Partial lunar eclipse
• Date – Nov 18-19, 2021
• Time – 11:32 am to 6:33 pm IST
• The Moon covered by – 97.9 percent
• Visibility in India – Yes (Partial)
• Global visibility – Asia, Australia, North Africa, West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Arctic
The second solar eclipse of 2021
• State – The Moon comes between the Sun and Earth
• Type – Total Solar Eclipse
• Date – December 4, 2021
• Time – 10:59 am to 03:07 pm IST
• Sun covered by – N/A
• Visibility in India – No
• Global visibility – The South in Australia, South Africa, South in America, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Antarctica
Mantra for solar and lunar eclipses during Sutak Kaal
As per Vedic astrology, Sutak Kaal is an inauspicious period before a lunar or a solar eclipse. One should not do any auspicious activity during this period as it brings unfavorable outcomes. As per the mythological scriptures and Vedic astrology, natives must chant the following mantras to get rid of the ill-effects of eclipses in 2021:
Mantra for Solar Eclipse
“ॐ आदित्याय विदमहे दिवाकराय धीमहि तन्नोः सूर्य: प्रचोदयात”
“oṃ ādityāya vidamahe divākarāya dhīmahi tannoḥ sūrya: pracodayāta”
Mantra for Lunar Eclipse
“ॐ क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे अमृत तत्वाय धीमहि तन्नोः चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्”
“oṃ kṣīraputrāya vidmahe amṛta tatvāya dhīmahi tannoḥ candraḥ pracodayāt”
Summing up
Get ready to make the most out of solar and lunar eclipses 2021 with the help of professional and experienced online astrologers from India. When you talk to astrologers online, you can know more about mantras, methods, and ways to escape the ill effects of the Sun and Moon as per your zodiac signs in 2021.
You can also chat with astrologers from India via an online astrology app that connects you to Vedic astrologers using your handheld devices.