Two lunar and one solar eclipse in July 2009 and a lunar eclipse in August 2009 – three eclipses in a span of 30 days. The three eclipses take place on no moon day in July, Full moon day in July and no moon day in August. The first eclipse is a lunar eclipse and is on July 7, 2009. The second eclipse is the Total solar eclipse and is on July 22, 2009. The third is a partial lunar eclipse and is on August 6, 2009.
One of the earliest recorded Triple eclipses took place during the 18-day Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharata.
Earlier instances of Triple eclipses in history brought war and calamities – most of them were manmade problems.
The two lunar eclipses are of academic interest only and are not visible to the naked eye. The Total Solar Eclipse is visible in Asia –
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what precautions to take as we live in fiji for the chandra grahan today (7/7/09)
You don't need to worry as this is only a partial eclipse and no precaution is needed.
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