The 26th December SOLAR ECLIPSE

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
This Surya  Grahana is not visible in North and South America , most part of Europe , Africa and Russia.
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)

Place
Type of eclipse
Time  of beginning
Time of ending
Chennai
Partial
8.08 Am
11.19 Am
Bangalore
Partial 
8.06 Am
11.11 Am
Mumbai
Annular
8.04 aM
10.55  aM
Coimbatore
Annular
8.06 Am
11.10 Am
Palghat
Annular
8.06 Am
11.09
Trichy
Annular
8.07 Am
11.16 Am
Trivandrum
Partial 
8.07 Am
11.11 Am
Mangalore 
Annnular
8.04 Am
11.03Am
Cochin
Partial
8.06 Am
11.09 Am
Delhi
Partial
8.17 Am
10.17  Am
Calcutta
Partial
8.27 Am
11.32 Am
Dubai
Partial
7.02 Am
8.54  Am
Hongkong
Annular
12.16 Pm
15.21 Pm
Singapore
Annular
11.27 Am
15.18 Pm
Kulalampur
Annular
11.20 Am
15.11 Pm
Sydney
Penumbral
4.07 Am
5.55Am


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.

This eclipse will be tough on people whose Janma Nakshatras are 

  1. Jyeshtha (Owned by Mercury)
  2. Moola (Owned by Ketu)
  3. 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.

  1. Ashwini (owned by Ketu)
  2. 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.

As this eclipse will last for 3.5 hours, the effect of this eclipse will last for 3.5 months.

These 3 and half months can be quite notorious for India. It can be quite CHAOTIC in India. It can range from a very severe COLD WAVE to crazy rains. Events like Earthquakes and Cyclones cannot be ruled out too.

Do’s & Don’t during a SOLAR ECLIPSE
  1. PREGNANT WOMEN – 
    1. PLEASE DON’T VENTURE OUT OF YOUR HOME DURING THE ECLIPSE (8:00 AM to 1:35 pm) 
    2. 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
    3. Keep away from sharp objects – knives, peelers, needles. So cutting / peeling vegetables, stitching / embroidery can wait. 
  2. Others
    1. Help block GLASS WINDOWS & DOORS with newspaper if you have PREGNANT WOMEN at your home.
    2. Don’t LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE with your NAKED EYES. It can SEVERELY damage your eyes.
    3. Don’t EAT or DRINK anything between 8:00 am & 11:30 am (old people & young children are exempted from this)
    4. Don’t COOK FOOD DURING THE ECLIPSE.
    5. 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.
    6. No brushing teeth or combing your hair during the eclipse.
    7. 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. 
    8. Chant 
      1. the GAYATHRI MANTRA during the eclipse. or 
      2. ॐ Adityaya Vidmahe Divakaraya Dhimahi Tanno Suryah Prachodayat
    9. Or if you are up for the challenge you may chant this WHILE TAKING BATH                          || सूर्य​ग्रहण 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 I
      Sahasra nayanasurya-graha peedam vyapohatu II
      Mukham yassarvadevanam saptarchiramitadyutihi I
      Suryoparaga sambhootam agni peedam vyapohatu II
      Yah karma saakshi lokaanam yamo mahisha vaahanaha I
      Suryoparaagothaam graha peedam vyapohatu II
      Rakshoganaadhipa saakshaat pralayanila sannibha I
      Karaalo nirutishsurya grahapeedan vyapohatu II
      Naga pashadharo devo nityam makaravahanaha |
      Lokadhipatish-Surya grahapeedam vyapohatu II
      Pranaroopohi lokaanam vayu Krishna mrugapriyaha I
      Suryoparaga sambhootam grahapeedam vyapohatu II
      Yosou nidhipatir devaha kadgashooladharo varaha I
      Suryooparagasambhootam kalusham me vyapohatu II
      Yosou shooladharo rudra-shankaro vrushavahanaha I
      Suryooparagajam dosham vinashyatu sarvada II
This below procedure is SPECIFICALLY for people whose JANMA NAKSHATRA’s are getting affected during this eclipse.
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).

|| जन्म नक्षत्र रक्षा श्लोकम् ||

इन्द्रो अनलो दण्डधारश्च रूक्षा: ।
पाशायुधो वायु कुबेर ईशाः ।।
कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम् जन्म रक्षा ।
राशिस्थ सूर्यग्रहण दोष शान्तिम् ।।
|| Janma Nakshatra Raksha Sloka ||
Indra analo dandadharascha Rukshaha |
PASAyudho vAyu kubera Eshaha ||
Kurvantu sarve mama janma raksha |
Rashistha Surya grahana dosha ShAntim ||

Once the eclipse is over

  1. Take a bath
  2. 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.
  3. Donate to a BRAHMIN PRIEST in a temple nearby or the needy in a day or two.
SURYA GRAHANA THARPANA SANKALPAM
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)



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