Vṛścik‌‌‌a preceded by the solar month of Tulā, and followed by the solar month of Dhanu. The Vrschika month is called "Kartigai" in the Tamil Hindu calendar. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Vrschika, just like they do with other months. For example, the "Surya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of Vrschika to be 29 days, 11 hours, 46 minutes and 0 seconds. In contrast, the "Arya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of the Vrschika month to be 29 days, 12 hours, 12 minutes and 24 seconds. The Indian solar month names
March 1997 lunar eclipse the third of four lunar year eclipses at the descending node of the moon's orbit. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events. March 1997 lunar eclipse A partial lunar eclipse took place on March 24, 1997, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1997. This partial lunar eclipse was nearly total; however, it occurred 3 days after the lunar apogee, so the umbral shadow is smaller. This is the 29th member