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Solar Eclipse 2016

This year Solar Eclipse is on March 8th in USA. Below table gives you timings at different locations in USA.

Event

EST (Atlanta)

CST (Austin)

Mountain Time (Phoenix)

PST (Seattle)

First location to see the partial eclipse begin

 Mar 8 at 6:19 PM

 Mar 8 at 5:19 PM

 Mar 8 at 4:19 PM

 Mar 8 at 3:19 PM

First location to see the full eclipse begin

 Mar 8 at 7:15 PM

 Mar 8 at 6:15 PM

 Mar 8 at 5:15 PM

 Mar 8 at 4:15 PM

 Maximum eclipse

 Mar 8 at 8:59 PM

 Mar 8 at 7:59 PM

 Mar 8 at 6:59 PM

 Mar 8 at 5:59 PM

Last location to see the full eclipse end

 Mar 8 at 10:38 PM

 Mar 8 at 9:38 PM

 Mar 8 at 8:38 PM

 Mar 8 at 7:38 PM

Last location to see the partial eclipse end

 Mar 8 at 11:34 PM

 Mar 8 at 10:34 PM

 Mar 8 at 9:34 PM

 Mar 8 at 8:34 PM

July 2015

Important Hindu Events in the Month of July!

Monday, 13th………………………………..Guru Pravesam

Wednesday, 15th…………………………..Amavasya

Thursday, 16th………………………………Dakshinaya Punyakala

Thursday, 30th………………………………Guru Poornima

 

June 2015

Important Hindu Events in the Month of June!

Friday, 5th……………………………………Sankarahara Chaturthi

Thursday, 12th……………………………..Ekadasi

Friday, 13th………………………………….Pradosham

Monday, 15th………………………………..Amma Vasya

Wednesday, 17th………………………….Adhika Ashadham

Saturday, 20th………………………………Chaturthi

Monday, 22nd………………………………Sukla Shashti

Saturday, 27th………………………………Ekadasi

Monday, 29th………………………………..Pradosham

May 2015

Important Hindu Events in the Month of May!

Friday, 15th…………………………………..Pradosham

Sunday, 17th…………………………………Ammavasya

Saturday, 23rd……………………………….S. Shashti

Saturday, 30th……………………………….Pradosham

June, 1st, Monday………………………….Pournami (Full Moon day)

 

February 2015

Important Hindu Events in the Month of February!

Tuesday, 3rd…………………………………..Pournami

Tuesday, 3rd…………………………………..Thai Pusam (for Lord Karthikaya)

Saturday, 7th…………………………………..Sankatahara Chaturthi

Sunday, 15th…………………………………..Ekadasi

Monday, 16th…………………………………..Pradosham

Tuesday, 17th…………………………………Mahashivaratri

Wednesday, 18th…………………………….Amma Vasya

Saturday, 21st…………………………………S. Chaturthi

Monday, 23rd………………………………….Sukla Shashti

Saturday, 28th…………………………………Ekadasi

 

January 2015

Important Hindu Events in the Month of January!

Thursday, 1st……………………………..Vaitkunta Ekdasi

Friday, 2nd…………………………………Pradosham (for Shiva)

Sunday, 4th………………………………..Poornima

Sunday, 4th………………………………..Ardra Darsanam (for Nataraja)

Thursday, 8th……………………………..Sankatahara Chaturthi

Tuesday, 13th…………………………….Bhogi 

Wednesday,14th…………………………Uttarayana Punyakala (Tarpanam)

Wedesday, 14th………………………….Makara Sankranti (Pongal)

Friday, 16th………………………………..Ekadasi

Saturday, 17th……………………………Pradosham

Monday, 19th…………………………….Amma Vasya (Tarpanam)

Friday, 23rd………………………………S. Chaturthi 

Saturday, 24th…………………………..Vasanta Panchami

Sunday, 25th…………………………….Sukla Shashti

Monday, 26th…………………………….Ratha Saptami

Friday, 30th………………………………Ekadasi

Saturday, 31st…………………………..Pradosham

December 2014

Important Hindu Events in the Month of December!

Tuesday, 2nd…………………………………..Ekadasi

Wednesday, 3rd……………………………….Pradosham

Friday, 5th………………………………………Karthika Deepam 

Friday, 5th………………………………………Poornima (Full Moon day

Tuesday, 9th…………………………………..Sankata Hara Chaturti

Wednesday, 17th…………………………….Ekadasi

Friday, 19th…………………………………….Pradosham

Sunday, 21st…………………………………..Amavasya

Wednesday, 24th…………………………….Chaturthi

Friday, 26th……………………………………Sukla Shashti

Thursday, January 1st………………………Vaitkunta Ekdasi

October 2014

Important Hindu Events in the Month of October!

Wednesday, 1st………………………….Durgashtami

Thursday, 2nd………………………………Maha Navami (Sarawati Puja)

Friday, 3rd……………………………………Vijaya Dashami (Navratri ends)

Saturday, 4th………………………………..Ekadasi

Sunday, 5th………………………………….Pradosham

Tuesday, 7th…………………………………Poornima

Wednesday, 8th…………………………….Lunar Eclipse

Saturday, 11th………………………………Chaturthi

Saturday, 11th………………………………Karvachauth

Sunday, 19th………………………………..Ekadasi

Monday, 20th……………………………….Pradosham

Monday, 20th………………………………Dhanteras

Wednesday, 22nd………………………..Kedareswara Vratham

Thursday, 23rd…………………………….Amma Vasya

Thursday, 23rd……………………………Solar Eclipse

Wednesday, 29th……………………….Sri Kanda Shashti

September 2014

Important Hindu Events in the Month of September!

Friday, 5th…………………………Ekadasi

Saturday, 6th…………………….Pradosham

Saturday, 6th…………………….Onam

Monday, 8th……………………..Poornima

Tuesday, 9th…………………….Mahalaya Paksha (Sharada begin)

Thursday, 11th…………………….Chathurti

Friday, 19th………………………..Ekadasi

Sunday, 21st………………………Pradosham

Tuesday, 23rd…………………….Mahalaya Amma Vasya (Sharada ends)

Wednesday, 24th………………..Navaratri begins

Saturday, 27th……………………Chaturthi

Monday, 29th……………………..Shukla Shashti

 

August 2014

Important Hindu Events in the Month of August!

Friday, 1st…………………………Shula Shashti

Wednesday, 6th………………..Ekadasi

Friday, 8th………………………..Pradosham

Friday, 8th………………………..Varalakshmi Vratam

Sunday, 10th……………………Rig & Yajur Upakarma

Sunday, 10th……………………Raksha Bandan

Monday, 11th…………………..Gayatri Japam

Wednesday, 13th……………..Sankatahara Chaturthi

Sunday, 17th……………………Sri Krishna Janmashtami

Wednesday, 20th……………..Ekadasi

Friday, 22nd……………………..Pradosham

Sunday, 24th…………………….Amavasya

Thursday, 28th…………………Sama Upakarma

Friday, 29th……………………..Ganesha Chaturthi