Lunar Eclipse ( Chandra grahan)

In this year, lunar eclipse will be visible in India on 21 January 2019 and 16/17 July 2019. Lunar eclipse on 21 January 2019 will not be visible in India. But that on 16/17 July 2019 will be visible in India. This eclipse will be visible as ‘khandgras chandra grahan’ in entire India from midnight of 16/17 July 2019, Tuesday on ashadi purnima.

21 January 2019 Khagras chandra grahan (Not visible in India)

Eclipse timings

Time (Sparsh) - 09:04

Sparsh start - 10:11

Mid of eclipse- 10:42

Khagras end - 11:13

End of eclipse- 12:21

16/17 July 2019 Khandgra chandra grahan (Visible in India)

Eclipse timings

Grahan Sparsh - 25:31

Mid Grahan - 03:01

End time - 04:30

Nations that will witness this eclipse.

On 16/17 July 2019, lunar eclipse will be visible in the entire India. Along with this it will be visible in other parts of the world also like, most of the Europe, South America, Asia etc.

Sutak Kaal of Khagras Lunar Eclipse

People other than kids, old and pregnant ladies should eat food before the sutak kaal. Kusha should be put in eatables like milk, yogurt, pickles, chutneys, and murabba. By doing this, it does not become impure with the effect of eclipse. But there is no need to put the kusha in dry foods.

Works that should be done during the time of eclipse

During the sparsh time of eclipse bath should be done, during the madhya time hom and dev pujan should be performed and during the moksha time shradh, food, clothes and money should be donated. During the time of eclipse bathing in sea, river or water of a pilgrimage is considered beneficial. From the beginning till the end of the eclipse, mantra grahan, mantra diksha, reciting, upasna, path, havan, mental reciting, meditation should be performed.

What should be done after the end of eclipse ?

After the end of the moksha time of eclipse bath should be done and after that new clothes should be worn. The idols of gods should be given bath, then gangajal should be sprayed, they should be decorated with new clothes and beautiful things. Any place where the effect of eclipse, or eclipse is visible, people living in those places have the curiosity to know that according to the scriptures, what is the order in which the work should be done on the day of eclipse. Firstly, you should take bath during the beginning of tha eclipse. In the middle time of the eclipse hom and mantra siddhi works should be performed. After the end of the eclipse again bath should be taken, and then food, clothes and money should be donated and after performing all these tasks again bath should be taken.

Mantra jaap during the eclipse

Reciting any type of mantra and sadhna during the time period of eclipse is considered beneficial. Reciting the mantra that relieves from all types ie. Mahamrityunjaya mantra provides benefits to the person. “ Om tryambakam yajamahe, sugandhim pushtivardhanam, uvarukumiv bandhnath, mrityomurkshiya mamritat”. Also reciting gayatri mantra is also considered beneficial. “ Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Swaḥ Tat-savitur Varenyaṃ Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayat”.