Eclipse Watch
One India Aug 1, 2009
- DR. (PANDIT) AAADIETYA PANDEY
Triple Eclipse – All You Want To Know!
The first triple eclipse occurred in 3067 BC and coincided with the Kurukshetra war. Another triple eclipse ocurred in 3031 BC, this coincided with the destruction of the ancient city of Dwarka. In recent times, the first half of the 20th century saw the occurrence of a series of triple eclipse between 1910 and 1945, which coincided with World War I and II, the Holocaust, and the nuclear bombings in Japan.
What do the Ancient Texts say ?
As per Dharm Sindhu and Nirnay Sindhu – the ancient books mentioning the effect of celestial events – "Whenever a triple eclipse occurs in a lunar month, it will cause mass destruction, discontent and suffering among the masses, decline of empires (symbolizing government in the present reference) and global wars."
...This triple Eclipse will be followed by six sets of such triple eclipses that will continue till 2020. Hence, it marks the beginning of an Era of Triple Eclipses known to have always caused severe destruction. go to story
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23:04:17 Aug 5 UTC/GMT
At that time it will be:
16:04 San Francisco Aug 5 (-7, PDST)
19:06 New York Aug 5 (-4, EDST)
01:04 Frankfurt (+2, DST)
03:04 Moscow (+4, DST)
04:34 New Delhi (+5.5, ST)
07:04 Hong Kong (+8, ST)
08:04 Tokyo (+9, ST)
09:04 Brisbane (+10, ST)
Greatest Eclipse:
00:39:10 UTC/GMT
At that time it will be:
17:39 San Francisco Aug 5 (-7, PDST)
20:39 New York Aug 5 (-4, EDST)
02:39 Frankfurt (+2, DST)
04:39 Moscow (+4, DST)
06:09 New Delhi (+5.5, ST)
08:39 Hong Kong (+8, ST)
09:39 Tokyo (+9, ST)
10:39 Brisbane (+10, ST)
Ecliptic conjunction:
00:54:51 UTC/GMT
At that time it will be:
17:54 San Francisco Aug 5 (-7, PDST)
20:54 New York Aug 5 (-4, EDST)
02:54 Frankfurt (+2, DST)
04:54 Moscow (+4, DST)
06:24 New Delhi (+5.5, ST)
08:54 Hong Kong (+8, ST)
09:54 Tokyo (+9, ST)
10:54 Brisbane (+10, ST)
Last Contact:
02:14:09 UTC/GMT
At that time it will be:
19:14 San Francisco Aug 5 (-7, PDST)
22:14 New York Aug 5 (-4, EDST)
04:14 Frankfurt (+2, DST)
06:14 Moscow (+4, DST)
07:44 New Delhi (+5.5, ST)
10:14 Hong Kong (+8, ST)
11:14 Tokyo (+9, ST)
12:14 Brisbane (+10, ST)
On Wednesday, 5 August or Thursday, 6 August, depending on your location, yet another eclipse will throw its shadow upon most of the Earth Planet (see Figure 7 below), this time a penumbral lunar eclipse. This is the 3rd and last of a set of triple eclipses occurring within the span of one month.
Vedic astrologer Pandit Aaadietya Pandey says, "In Vedas, it is clearly mentioned that the effect of Eclipse starts 12 hours before the actual occurrence of the event. This period of 12 hours is known as sootak." Patita Pavana das (aka Miles Davis), disciple of Srila Prabhupada, theorizes that in fact an eclipse influences events up to 45 days before and after.
In any case, during the time of an eclipse, it is advised to recite the all-auspicious holy names of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, especially the Hare Krishna maha-mantra: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Srila Prabhupada has explained, in Teachings of Lord Chaitanya:
In the Kali-santarana Upanishad it is stated:hare krishna hare krishna
krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama
rama rama hare hare
iti shodashakam namnam
kali-kalmasha-nashanam
natah parataropayah
sarva-vedeshu drishyate
"The sixteen words—Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare—are especially meant for counteracting the contaminations of Kali. To save oneself from the contamination of Kali, there is no alternative but the chanting of these sixteen words."
According to NASA's eclipse site, the penumbral lunar eclipse, which occurs just 15 days after the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2009, has a magnitude of only 0.402, so it will not be visible to the naked eye.
Light On Vedic Astrology sidereal ephemeris reveals the sun in Cancer (19:41) and at 180¡ (opposite), Moon in Capricorn (19:16). Other planetary positions as follows: Mars in Taurus (23:06), Mercury in Leo (10:53), Jupiter in Aquarius (29:12, Retrograde), Veunus in Gemini (11:42), Saturn in Leo (25:53), and Rahu in Capricorn (06:15). Sorry, the ayanamsa is not given. Depending on which sidereal ephemeris you consult, the positions may differ slightly.
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