The planetary phenomenon when the shadow of the earth falls on the moon is known as Lunar Eclipse.
Whenever Lunar Eclipse occurs on full moon day & is known as Purnima. The full moon of June is known as the Strawberry Moon. That is why this penumbral eclipse could also be called the Strawberry lunar eclipse.
| EVENT |
TIME IN NEW DELHI |
| PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE BEGINS |
5 JUNE 23:15 |
| MAXIMUM ECLIPSE |
6 JUNE 00:54:55 |
| PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE ENDS |
6 JUNE 2:34:03 |
Lunar eclipses are of three kinds –
1.Total lunar eclipse,
2.Partial lunar eclipse, and
3.Penumbral lunar eclipse.
During a Full Moon, when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, it blocks the Sun’s rays from directly reaching the Moon. It casts a shadow on our natural satellite that is known as the lunar eclipse.
ECLIPSE/ GRAHAN PROTOCOLS
Eclipse affects people belonging to particular zodiac signs as the movement of the celestial bodies impact the influence of other planets on the natal chart. Temples also remain shut during Grahan.
LUNAR ECLIPSE ON JUNE 2020
REMEDIES
- Refrain from stepping out of the house & do not consume food.
- It is advisable to start fasting a few hours before the eclipse begins & consume food after taking a bath.
- Put basil(tulsi) leaves/Dhruva in all items placed in the refrigerator
- Fasting on Pradosh vrat & Monday is considered auspicious
- Meditate on shiv mantras
- Do not shave else make a hair braid
- Sprinkle Ganga Jal post-eclipse in the house
- Caution for pregnant ladies as they should not expose themselves to the eclipse.
- Any Strotra else mantra recitation is recommended as it would yield numerous benefits. Any charity will reap good results.
- Take shower post-eclipse
- Avoid traveling on the eclipse date.
- Consume light food & 2 hrs prior to the eclipse
- Take bath post-eclipse
- eep Dhruva grass in all refrigerated items
- Donate something in name of pitra & cow(Palak/chappati
- Sprinkle flour mixed with sugar /jaggery to ants
- Recite Santan Gopal Mantra, Gayatri mantra & Mahamritunjya mantra on a daily basis
- Santan Gopal Mantra: ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं देवकीसुत गोविन्द वासुदेव जगत्पते
देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः ।
LEGEND ASSOCIATED WITH ECLIPSE
SAMUNDRA MANTHAN(RAHU & KETU LEGEND)
Indian Vedic crystal gazing Panchangas consider just the obscurations obvious in the spot we live, ie, when the overshadowed beams of Sun or Moon fall on us and just the umbral shrouds are considered and the penumbral shrouds are not considered and not mentioned in the Panchangas normally.
The legend of Rahu and Ketu: According to Hindu folklore as given in Shanda Purana, quite a while in the past the Devatas (Gods) and Rakshas (Demons) beat the sea to get the Amrit, the heavenly nectar which makes one undying. At long last Dhanvantri came out with a pot of Amrit and there was a frantic scramble for it and the Devas and the Rakshas began quarreling. Henceforth, Lord Vishnu appeared as Mohini (an enchanting woman) and enchanted them into sitting in two separate columns to appropriate the Amrit. She began with the Devatas. Towards the stopping point as the Amrit was practically more than, a Rakshasa called Rahu thought about what was going on and sat toward the finish of the devatas line. Mohini poured the remainder of the Amrit in Rahu’s hands and he drank it. Sun and Moon, who was sitting close to Rahu educated Mohini that he is a rakshasa. Ruler Vishnu remove Rahu’s head with the Sudarshan Chakra and neck was isolated from his body. Anyway, as he has just devoured Amrit, he didn’t kick the bucket and henceforth the incorporeal head lives as Rahu and the headless middle lives as Ketu. The Rakshas dissented and another squabble began. At long last, a trade-off concurred and Rahu and Ketu were given the status of planets and as the Sun and the Moon detailed Rahu, on a full moon and new moon days, Rahu and Ketu were permitted to torment the Sun and Moon to have their retribution. This causes the obscurations during which time Sun and Moon lose their beams and become frail.