| Date | Time | Type | Visibility |
| December 26, 2019 | From 08:17:02 AM to 10:57:09 AM | Annular Solar Eclipse (Partial Eclipse visible in India) | India and other Asian countries, Australia |
The time of onset and release of the eclipse visibility in various places where is is visible is given below. (from
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/india/bangalore
You can find out for other cities from this)
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Place
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Type of eclipse
|
Time of beginning
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Time of ending
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Chennai
|
Partial
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8.08 Am
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11.19 Am
|
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Bangalore
|
Partial
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8.06 Am
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11.11 Am
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Mumbai
|
Annular
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8.04 aM
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10.55 aM
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Coimbatore
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Annular
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8.06 Am
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11.10 Am
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Palghat
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Annular
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8.06 Am
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11.09
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Trichy
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Annular
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8.07 Am
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11.16 Am
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Trivandrum
|
Partial
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8.07 Am
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11.11 Am
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Mangalore
|
Annnular
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8.04 Am
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11.03Am
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Cochin
|
Partial
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8.06 Am
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11.09 Am
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|
Delhi
|
Partial
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8.17 Am
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10.17 Am
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Calcutta
|
Partial
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8.27 Am
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11.32 Am
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Dubai
|
Partial
|
7.02 Am
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8.54 Am
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Hongkong
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Annular
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12.16 Pm
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15.21 Pm
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Singapore
|
Annular
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11.27 Am
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15.18 Pm
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|
Kulalampur
|
Annular
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11.20 Am
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15.11 Pm
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|
Sydney
|
Penumbral
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4.07 Am
|
5.55Am
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As this is during the northern solstice (winter) it is bad for Brahmins and Kshitriyas. As Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury are conjunct with Sun, Moon and Ketu during the eclipse it is not good for most people in the Oil and gas, iron, municipality, Legal, space, physics research, computers, medicine, journalism, printing, mathematics professions . Occurring in Dhanu or Sagittarius Rasi It is bad for people in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Nepal. Also bad for people in the armed forces and security forces, doctors and merchants, ministers and horses. As it is in the Indian month of Mrigasira it is bad for people in the Kashmir and Avadh area of UP, West Bengal and Bangladesh.
- Jyeshtha (Owned by Mercury)
- Moola (Owned by Ketu)
- Poorvashadha (Pooradam) (Owned by Venus)
The nakshatras that are partly affected by this Grahana are because they are owned by same planets (KETU & VENUS) which own the nakshatra where the eclipse is happening.
- Ashwini (owned by Ketu)
- Magha ((Owned by Ketu)
Many astrologers would consider BHARANI & POORVAPHALGUNI too in the partially affected list cause these nakshatras are owned by the planet VENUS that also owns Poorvashadha – which is a nakshatra that gets directly affected by the ECLLIPSE.
I would recommend you can ignore all that. Just go with the above list.
Hence these people should do the “Janma Nakshatra Raksha Sloka” prescribed below (see item no 2.8). This is required only for people born in the NAKSHATRAS mentioned above who are living in the areas where this eclipse is visible.
- PREGNANT WOMEN –
- PLEASE DON’T VENTURE OUT OF YOUR HOME DURING THE ECLIPSE (8:00 AM to 1:35 pm)
- stay indoors and cover the glass in your FRENCH WINDOWS & DOORS with NEWS PAPER. There are a lot of free radicals in the atmosphere during this time and it can cause damage the FETUS you are carrying in many ways than you can ever think of – it can cause DEFORMITIES and abnormalities- like a twisted ankle, or a hand with dis-proportionate fingers
- Keep away from sharp objects – knives, peelers, needles. So cutting / peeling vegetables, stitching / embroidery can wait.
- Others
- Help block GLASS WINDOWS & DOORS with newspaper if you have PREGNANT WOMEN at your home.
- Don’t LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE with your NAKED EYES. It can SEVERELY damage your eyes.
- Don’t EAT or DRINK anything between 8:00 am & 11:30 am (old people & young children are exempted from this)
- Don’t COOK FOOD DURING THE ECLIPSE.
- If you have anything in the FRIDGE – milk/curd/vegetables – place a KUSHA / DARBA grass over it. If that’s not available then atleast TULSI leaves.
- No brushing teeth or combing your hair during the eclipse.
- Take bath when the ECLIPSE is just about to start. Avoid using HOT WATER. It can be at a temperature where you don’t feel cold. Again this rule is exempted for PREGNANT WOMEN, children & old people.
- Chant
- the GAYATHRI MANTRA during the eclipse. or
- ॐ Adityaya Vidmahe Divakaraya Dhimahi Tanno Suryah Prachodayat
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Or if you are up for the challenge you may chant this WHILE TAKING BATH || सूर्यग्रहण पीडा परिहारा मन्त्रः ||योऽसौ वज्रधरो देव आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः ।सहस्रनयनसूर्य ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ।।मुखं यस्सर्व देवानां सप्तर्चिरमितद्युति : ।सूर्योपरागसंभूतामग्नि: पीडां व्यपोहतु ।।यः कर्मसाक्षी लोकानां यमो महिषवाहन: ।सूर्योपरागोत्थां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ।।रक्षोगणाधिपस्साक्षात् प्रलयानिलस्सन्निभः ।करालो निरृतिसूर्य ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ।।नागपाशधरो देवो नित्यं मकर वाहनः ।लोकाधिपतिसूर्य ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ।।प्राणरूपोहि लोकानां वायु: कृष्णमृगप्रिय: ।सूर्योपरागसंभूतां ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु ।।योऽसौ निधिपतिर्देव: खड्गशूलधरो वर: ।सूर्योपरागसंभूतां कलुषं मे व्यपोहतु ।।योऽसौ शूलधरो रुद्रश्शड्करौ वृषवाहन: ।सूर्योपरागजं दोषं विनाशयतु सर्वदा ।।||Surya Grahana Peeda Parihara Mantra ||Yosou vajradharo deva aadityanam prabhurmataha ISahasra nayanasurya-graha peedam vyapohatu IIMukham yassarvadevanam saptarchiramitadyutihi ISuryoparaga sambhootam agni peedam vyapohatu IIYah karma saakshi lokaanam yamo mahisha vaahanaha ISuryoparaagothaam graha peedam vyapohatu IIRakshoganaadhipa saakshaat pralayanila sannibha IKaraalo nirutishsurya grahapeedan vyapohatu IINaga pashadharo devo nityam makaravahanaha |Lokadhipatish-Surya grahapeedam vyapohatu IIPranaroopohi lokaanam vayu Krishna mrugapriyaha ISuryoparaga sambhootam grahapeedam vyapohatu IIYosou nidhipatir devaha kadgashooladharo varaha ISuryooparagasambhootam kalusham me vyapohatu IIYosou shooladharo rudra-shankaro vrushavahanaha ISuryooparagajam dosham vinashyatu sarvada II
You need to take fresh white piece of cloth or a small piece of WHITE PAPER and write the below “Janma Nakshatra Raksha Mantra/slokam” with a patch of haldi (turmeric) or kumkum on this four corners of the paper and tie it around their head (like tennis players tie a sweat band around their head).
This is called “Paripattam” in Sanskrit and we call it head band in English, displaying this mantra outside on their forehead. You also need to chant this Janma Nakshatra Raksha sloka minimum 11 times and upto 108 times during which the Paripattam/head band needs to be intact on your forehead till end of Grahana and not remove it. At the end of Grahana when you take bath again you may remove the paripatta (head band) and discard it either in water (running water / stream / river / sea).
Once the eclipse is over
- Take a bath
- Eat freshly cooked food. If you have prepared food before 8am, you can consume it if you would put KUSHA / DARBA GRASS or TULSI leaves before the eclipse started.
- Donate to a BRAHMIN PRIEST in a temple nearby or the needy in a day or two.
The Solar eclipse Tharpana has to be done after taking bath as soon as the solar eclipse starts(at least before the middle period)
The Sankalpa manthra for the Grahana is
Vikari nama samvathsare ,Dakshinayane , Hemantha rithou, Dhanur mase , Krishna pakshe, adhya Amavasyam punya thidhou , guru vasara yukthayam, moola nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubhaKarana evam guna viseshena, visishtayam asyam Amavasyam punya thidhou, Sooryoparaga punyakale, darsa sradham , thilatharpana roopena adhya karishye
(Amavasya up to 10.26 Am afterwards Prathama and moola up to 4.50 pm)