03/03/2026
🌑 🌕 CHANDRA GRAHAN – IMPORTANT NOTICE 🌕 🌑
Hare Krishna 🙏
Today, Tuesday 3 March 2026, we have a Total Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan) which holds special religious and celestial significance, especially as it falls on Holi.
📍 India (IST) Timings:
🕑 Penumbral Begins: 2:14 PM
🌘 Partial Eclipse Begins: 3:20 PM
✨ Peak of Eclipse: ~5:04 PM
🌗 Partial Ends: 6:47 PM
🌘 Penumbral Ends: 7:53 PM
⏳ Sutak Kaal (religious period): Begins roughly 9 hours before 3:20 PM and continues until the eclipse ends.
✨ What to do during this sacred time ✨
🙏 Chant Hare Krishna mantra or your chosen mantra
📖 Read Gita, Vishnu Sahasranama or spiritual scriptures
🧘 Meditate with calm and devotion
🌿 Offer prayers at the end and light a diya after the eclipse
❌ What to avoid (Traditionally):
🚫 Eating during Sutak & eclipse time
🚫 Cooking during eclipse
🚫 Starting new work or ceremonies
🚫 Sleeping or distractions
🚫 Touching idols/murtis, significant religious actions during Sutak Kaal
🌸 After Grahan finishes (post 7:00 PM approx.):
🛁 Take bath
🕯️ Light diya and offer prayers for peace and protection for family
May Lord Krishna, Chandra Dev & Devatas bless all of you with health, peace & prosperity 🙏✨
Hare Krishna 🌙✨
