Chandra Grahan on September 16-17, 2016

On 16 September, 2016 (Friday) at 22:23 India will witness a Penumbral lunar eclipse (Upchhaya chandra grahan). This Chandra Grahan will continue till 26:26 of 16th September or 02:26am of 17th September, 2016. This will be second chandra grahan of the year. Chandra (Moon) will be situated in Aquarius sign (Kumbha rasi) and Pisces (Meen rasi) at the time of chandra grahan. The timing of this lunar eclipse according to Indian Standard Time (IST) is as follows:

• Chandra Grahan starts at 22hrs 23 mins
• Grahan - mid 00 hrs 24 mins
• Chandra Grahan ends 26 hrs 26 mins

Time span of the eclipse 4 hrs 03 mins Grasmaan =0.9080
Chandra Malinyaarambh = 22 hrs 23 mins, Chandra Kranti Nirmal =26 hrs 26 mins.

On the 16th of September, 2016 at 10:23 pm we witness Chandra Grahan. Moon rise would already have happened by that time. In almost all parts of India, the villages /the towns people will get to witness all three phases of lunar eclipse i.e. the starts , the middle and the end.

Apart from India, this unique Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse) will also be witnessed in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, west in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica, India

Do's and Don'ts During this Chandra Grahan

During eclipse freshen up and worship your family deity, along with this also worship the moon. Performing Vedic rituals, mantra jaap and puja during lunar eclipse is considered rewarding. Post the eclipse one should donate grains, rice, water, clothes and flowers to the needy. Pregnant woman should refrain from cutting vegetables or roasting papad etc during eclipse, they should indulge in religious practices like reading scriptures or reciting mantras and be cheerful. As a result of which their newborn baby will be blessed with good health and great character. Taking a dip in holy river in places like Haridwar, Pryaag, Varanasi will bring manifold benefits.

Procedure to be followed during Chandra Grahan

At the time chandra grahan starts take a bath when it's midway perform 'homa' and 'Pujan' , post eclipse donate rice, grains clothes etc to the needy.

Chandra Grahan Rashifal (Eclipse Horoscope for each Zodiac Sign)

This grahan is falling on rohini / mrigshir nakshatra and vrishabh rashi... .So people falling under this nakshatra and rashi should perform charity and jaap of 'chadrama 'and 'shukra' .Doing this will bring positive results. The influence of this eclipse on various signs has been listed below:

Overall Influence of Lunar Eclipse

As this lunar eclipse is taking place in margshirsh month, on a Saturday it brings pain to political ministers. Collecting copper, pepper, rice and dhaan will bring positive results. Kashmir might face a natural calamity or militant disturbances. Businessmen, rulers, wealthy, farmers will face negative influence of this chandra grahan.