02/03/2026
* ನಿತ್ಯಪಂಚಾಂಗ नित्यपंचांग for AUSTRALIA* *Date: 03/03/2026, Tuesday* (AEDT)
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*SUN RISE*: 07:05 AM
*SUN SET*: 07:57 PM
> *Auspicious Time (Punya Kaala)*: 1 hour before sunrise & sunset
——————*PANCHANGA DETAILS*:————————
- *SAMVATSARA*: Vishvavasu (5127)
- *AYANA*: Uttarayana
- *RUTHU*: Shishir
- *MAASA*: Phalguna
- *PAKSHA*: Shukla
- *TITHI*: Poornima
- *VASARA*: Bhowmya
- *NAKSHATRA*: Magha
- *YOGA*: Sukarma
- *KARNA*: Vishti
———————*INAUSPICIOUS TIMES*:————————
- *RAHU KAALA*: 04:45 PM to 06:21 PM
- *GULIKA KAALA*: 01:32 PM to 03:08 PM
- *YAMAGANDA KAALA*: 10:19 AM to 11:55 AM
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🌱*TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ON 03/03/2026 (TUESDAY)*
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Kethu Grastha Poorna Chandra Grahana (lunar eclipse) is occurring on 3rd of March 2026. Eclipse Time is not Auspicious time for Shubha karyas but a PARVAKAALA (highly auspicious time) for Sadhana.
🌱 Where is it applicable in Australia?
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Chandra Grahana (lunar eclipse) is visible and hence related rituals are applicable in BRISBANE, SYDNEY MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, DARWIN and PERTH regions of Australia mainland.
> 🌱*BRISBANE REGION*
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*Total Lunar Eclipse (CHANDRA GRAHANA) in BRISBANE on 03/03/2026 (TUESDAY) *
* Sutaka Begins - 08:51 AM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka Ends - 11:16 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Begins - 03:09 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Ends - 11:16 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Starts - 07:51 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Ends - 11:16 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
> 🌱 SYDNEY REGION
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*Total Lunar Eclipse (CHANDRA GRAHANA) in SYDNEY on 03/03/2026 (TUESDAY) *
* Sutaka Begins - 09:56 AM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka Ends - 12:16 AM, March 4, 2026 (Wed)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Begins - 04:18 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Ends - 12:16 AM, March 4, 2026 (Wed)
* Lunar Eclipse Starts - 07:51 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Ends -12:16 AM, March 4, 2026 (Wed)
> 🌱 MELBOURNE REGION
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*Total Lunar Eclipse (CHANDRA GRAHANA) in MELBOURNE on 03/03/2026 (TUESDAY) *
* Sutaka Begins - 10:19 AM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka Ends - 12:16 AM March 4, 2026 (Wed)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Begins - 04:45 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Ends - 12:16 AM March 4, 2026 (Wed)
* Lunar Eclipse Starts - 08:51 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Ends - 12:16 AM March 4, 2026 (Wed)
> 🌱 ADELAIDE REGION
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*Total Lunar Eclipse (CHANDRA GRAHANA) in ADELAIDE on 03/03/2026 (TUESDAY) *
* Sutaka Begins - 10:16 AM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka Ends - 11:46 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Begins - 04:39 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Sutaka for Kids, Old and Sick Ends - 11:46 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Starts - 08:21 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
* Lunar Eclipse Ends - 11:46 PM March 3, 2026 (Tue)
🌱 GRAHANA—NAKSHATRA—RASHI
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Grahana, Nakshatra, Rashi is indicating the phalas. It is important to perform deva aradhana, stotra parayana, Japa and offer it to lord as it is also highly meritorious time (Parva Kaala) to perform sadhana. This time yeilds 100x (i.e. 100 times) more Punya if one follws the dharma shastra and utlises the auspsiouc time for sadhaana, daana and dharma acharana.
This Raahu Grastha Chandra Grahana impacts below Nakshatras and Rashis. Shanti is suggested for individuals related to below Nakshatra and Rashi:
*PURVA PHALGUNI Nakshatra and SIMHA Rashi.*
Grahana Phala for rashi's are:
> Shubha Phala : Tula, Vrischika, Meena, Mithuna
> Mishra Phala : Dhanu, Kumbha, Mesha, Karkataka
> Adhama Phala : Simha, Kanya, Makara, Vrushabha
🌱Chandra GrahaNa dosha parihAra Sloka/shanthi mantra
Those in whose Nakshatra or Anu Janma Nakshatra , the eclipse occurs, should recite the below shloka
ಇಂದ್ರೋ ನಲೋ ದಂಢಧರಶ್ಚ ಕಾಲ: |ಪಾಶಾಯುಧೋ ವಾಯುಧನೇಶರುದ್ರ: |
ಮಜ್ಜನ್ಮಋಗ್ಭೋ ಮಮ ರಾಶಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾ: |ಕುರ್ವಂತು ಚಂದ್ರಗ್ರಹದೋಷಶಾಂತಿಂ |
indro analo dandadharasca Ruksha: pASAyudho vAyu kubera ISA: !
kurvantu sarve mama janmarksha rASistha candra graha dosha SAntim !!
🌱 Chandra grahana dosha parihara sthothra
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EVeryone including the individuals whose rashi/nakshatra impacted with Grahana/Eclipse must recite the stotra 5 times.
ಯೋsಸೌ ವಜ್ರಧರೋ ದೇವ: ಆದಿತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಭುರ್ಮತ: |
ಚಂದ್ರಗ್ರಹೋಪರಾಗೋತ್ಥಗ್ರಹಪೀಡಾಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಹತು ||
ಯೋsಸೌ ದಂಡಧರೋ ದೇವ: ಯಮೋ ಮಹಿಷವಾಹನ: |
ಚಂದ್ರಗ್ರಹೋಪರಾಗೋತ್ಥ ಗ್ರಹಪೀಡಾಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಹತು ||
ಯೋsಸೌ ಶೂಲಧರೋ ದೇವ: ಪಿನಾಕೀ ವೃಷವಾಹನ:|
ಚಂದ್ರಗ್ರಹೋಪರಾಗೋತ್ಥಗ್ರಹಪೀಡಾಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಹತು ||
ಪ್ರಾಣರೂಪೋ ಹಿ ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ಸದಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೃಗಪ್ರಿಯ: |
ವಾಯು: ಸೂರ್ಯೋಪರಾಗೋತ್ಥಾಂ ಗ್ರಹಪೀಡಾಂ ವ್ಯಪೋಹತು ||
ಯೋsಸಾವಿಂದುಧರೋ ದೇವ: ಪಿನಾಕೀ ವೃಷವಾಹನ: |
ಚಂದ್ರೋಪರಾಗಪಾಪಾನಿ ಸ ನಾಶಯತು ಶಂಕರ: ||
ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯೇ ಯಾನಿ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಸ್ಥಾವರಾಣಿ ಚರಾಣಿ ಚ|
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಷ್ಣ್ವರ್ಕರುದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ದಹಂತು ಮಮ ಪಾತಕಮ್ ||
Yōssau vajradharō dēva: Ādityānāṁ prabhurmata: |
Candragrahōparāgōt’thagrahapīḍāṁ vyapōhatu ||
yōssau daṇḍadharō dēva: Yamō mahiṣavāhana: |
Candragrahōparāgōt’tha grahapīḍāṁ vyapōhatu ||
yōssau śūladharō dēva: Pinākī vr̥ṣavāhana:|
Candragrahōparāgōt’thagrahapīḍāṁ vyapōhatu ||
prāṇarūpō hi lōkānāṁ sadā kr̥ṣṇamr̥gapriya: |
Vāyu: Sūryōparāgōt’thāṁ grahapīḍāṁ vyapōhatu ||
yōssāvindudharō dēva: Pinākī vr̥ṣavāhana: |
Candrōparāgapāpāni sa nāśayatu śaṅkara: ||
Trailōkyē yāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca|
brahmaviṣṇvarkarudrāśca dahantu mama pātakam ||
🌱VEDHA or SUTAKA
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Eclipse is not an auspicious moment. Vedha means an affliction (pain or grief) to the celestial body Sun/Moon as the case may be. This period of pain or grief to the celestial body is spiritually known as Vedha which is not an auspicious period. It is prescribed to abstain from eating/drinking during the hour of grief (Vedha) to the celestial body while the universal repositioning is taking place.
🌱PARVA KAALA (excellent opportunity)
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Entire period of eclipse is said to be a parvakala. Hence during this period offering prayer, purascharana of upadesa mantra, Pithru tarpana (thila) and dana (charity) are prescribed and considered highly sacred and meritorious.
Taking bath at the beginning of eclipse, prayer, purascharana of upadesa mantra, tarpana during the mid-time, charity (daAna) during the closing time and Taking bath again after the eclipse are highly meritorious.
Chanting of Vedic mantras, sacred Sthothras’ will ward off the negative energy that gets activated during eclipse and protects from all negativity.
🌱WHAT IS TO BE DONE DURING ECLIPSE TIME?
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Eclipse is the most opportune time to perform…
> SnaAna (Sachela snaana, meaning with worn clothes) at the start & after the Eclipse;
> Apply gopichandana nama and mudra and do 1008 Gayatri japa. Ladies may want to do Ramakrishna Japa
> Bhagawad-Prarthana (Prayer);
> Purascharana of Upadesa Manthras (eg. Gayathri mantra, Ashta Maha Mantra),
> Pithru Tharpana;
> DaAna; Do daana sankalpa ten minutes before Moksha time. The dhana items can be reached to any pundit in a nearby temple in the evening
Those who are eligible (TharpanaAdhikari) should give Sarva Pithru Tharpana to fore-fathers with black Thila (Sesame) with proper sankalpa during eclipse time. During Vedha period, nithya karma like Snana, Sandhyavandana can be performed.
> SnaAna (taking bath) after the Eclipse is a must;
> KaAla Sraaddha can be performed after the eclipse
(depending on eclipse ending time)
🌱SUGGESTED PRAYERS DURING ECLIPSE
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When you find time in between suthaka, you can do other japas you may have been doing or do parayana of Vishnu Sahasranama, Hari Vayu Sthuthi etc. Basically any thing you do during grahana gains strength. Grahana is a good parva kala, neither is granaha some thing to be afraid of as a bad time
One may choose any one or more of the above or any other useful Divine prayer (with proper anusandhana) based on their individual faith and according to their sampradaya, as per eligibility, while the above list is only indicative but not exhaustive.
Specific prayers to Lord Vishnu, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Sri Hanuman; Guru Sri RaAghavendra;
Some of the useful prayers suggested during eclipse time are, Gayathri Manthra Japa (only those who are eligible)
1. Sri Vishnu SahasraNaama Stothra;
2. Sri Venkatesha Stothra (Brahmanda Purana);
3. Sri RaAma Dwadasanama/RamaRaksha Stotra
4. Sri Hari-Vayu Stuthi; Khila Vayu Stuthi;
5. Sri SundaraKaanda-Katha Nirnaya (SriMadAacharya Virachita);
6. Yantroddhaaraka Hanumad Stothra;
7. Sri SuryaDwadasanaama Stothra;
8. Sri Raghavendra Stothra/Kavacha/Ashtaakshari;
9. Sri RamaCharitrya Manjari
Those who cannot recite them can at least resort to chanting of the below during the Eclipse time.
1. Narayana Ashtaakshari/Dwadasaakshari;(or)
2. Sri Rama Naama (or)
3. Hare-Rama-Hare-Krishna Manthra; (or)
4. Nama Thraya Japa (Achyuta-Ananta-Govinda); (or)
5. Sri Raghavendra Ashtaakshari;
6. Ekasloki SundaraKanda (Sri GuruRaayara Virachita);
🌱SHRI GURU RAAYARU
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Praying Sri Guru RaAyaru during Eclipse time is specifically prescribed;
Whenever there is a lunar or solar eclipse or during Pushya Star occurring on Sunday (Pushya-Arka Yoga), any person reciting Sri Raaghavendra Stothra 108 times with all sincerity and devotion will not have trouble from ghosts/devils and no evil befall on him.
Sri Appanaachaarya an ardent devotee and prime disciple of Sri Guru Raayaru in his famous hymn on Guru Raaghavendra (Sri Raaghavednra Stothra) emphasizes as follows....
ಸೋಮ-ಸೂರ್ಯಪರಾಗೇ ಚ ಪುಷ್ಯಾರ್ಕಾದಿ-ಸಮಾಗಮೇ |
ಯೋಽನುತ್ತಮಮಿದಂ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮಷ್ಟೋತ್ತರಶತಂ ಜಪೇತ್ |
ಭೂತ-ಪ್ರೇತ-ಪಿಶಾಚಾದಿ-ಪೀಡಾ ತಸ್ಯ ನ ಜಾಯತೇ
Soma-Suuryo paraage cha pushyaarkaadi samaagame,
Yo anuthamam idham stotramashtothara satham japeth,
Bootha pretha pisachaadi peeda thasya na jaayathe;
🌱GRAHANA DOSHA PARIHARA
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Depending on occurrence of eclipse in a particular constellation and Raasi, those who are born in the respective constellation/zodiac sign may have to perform Grahana Shanti, yatha Shakti, yatha yogyata.
Those born in the Moon sign of Eclipse, should donate the following to a Brahmana along with Dakshine.
> One Bronze/Copper plate (filled with ghee) +
> Silver/Gold Surya Bimba & Naga Bimba; along with....
> Wheat (Surya);
> Black Gram/Urad/Urad-dal (Rahu); Horse Gram (Kethu)
> Black Thila;
🌱Chandra grahana dana mantra
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ತಮೋಮಯ ಮಹಾಭೀಮ ಸೋಮಸೂರ್ಯವಿಮರ್ದನ : |
ಹೇಮತಾರಾಪ್ರದಾನೇನ ಮಮ ಶಾಂತಿಪ್ರದೋ ಭವ|
ವಿಧುಂತುದ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ಸಿಂಹಿಕಾನಂದನಾಚ್ಯುತ |
ದಾನೇನಾನೇನ ನಾಗಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಮಾಂ ವೇಧಜಾದ್ಭಯಾತ್ |
Tamōmaya mahābhīma sōmasūryavimardana: |
Hēmatārāpradānēna mama śāntipradō bhava|
vidhuntuda namastubhyaṁ sinhikānandanācyuta |
dānēnānēna nāgasya rakṣamāṁ vēdhajādbhayāt |
🌱Eclipse - Do's & Don'ts (Customs & Traditions)
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> Take bath as the eclipse begins and also after the eclipse is over. Take bath in sacred rivers and sea (wherever possible) as such bath during eclipse is said to be sacred and meritorious. While doing sparsha snaana, we must do the snaana with the clothes we are wearing in.
> It is believed that circumambulating (Pradakshina) a cow giving birth to a calf during eclipse is meritorious which is equivalent to Bhoo-Pradakshina.
> Dharbha (Kusa grass) is used and kept on all the items like milk, curd, pickles and stored water during eclipse to mitigate the ill effects of eclipse. Wherever, Dharbha is not available, Thulasi is used as an alternative.
> In case Pithru (Father/Mother) Sraaddha (Kaala Sraadha) falls on the eclipse day, it will be performed only after eclipse is over, sometimes on the next day.
Pregnant women are not allowed to move out during the eclipse period and are asked to stay indoors where no sun light enters the room.
> Temples are closed during the eclipse time and opened after the eclipse is over after performing Suddhi, special puja and rituals.
> People avoid sleeping and attending nature calls during eclipse.
> During eclipse time there will be taAtkaalika (temporary) suddhi from Asoucha. They should also take bath (snaana) during the eclipse time .
> Do Snaana – during sparsha period take bath (if possible do thirtha snaana)
> Have Gopichandana, Mudradharana, Nirmalya Visarjana to be performed during Grahana, the same Nirmalya should be used for Tarpana.
> During Madhyakaala give tarpana (tarpanaadhikarees) to sarva pitrugalu.
> Do more Gayathri Japa as much as possible, for gents, Vijayarayara kavacha, Madhwanama, Keshavanama, etc for Ladies
> Clothes kept in Madi before Grahana are not to be used after Grahana. After Grahana, do snaana and clothes to be kept freshly for drying.
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