Chandra Grahan 2026: The first lunar eclipse of the year is going to occur on the day of Phalgun Purnima. The festival of Holika Dahan will be celebrated on this day. This lunar eclipse will occur in Leo and Purva Phalguni constellation. The duration of this lunar eclipse will be 03 hours 27 minutes. This lunar eclipse is going to be visible in India also. Its Sutak period will also be valid in India. In such a situation, the importance of this lunar eclipse has increased even more.
Sutak period starts in India 9 hours before the lunar eclipse. Auspicious and auspicious works are considered prohibited during the Sutak period. In such a situation, let us know what will be the time of this lunar eclipse and what time will its Sutak period start in India?
This will be a partial lunar eclipse. According to Indian time, the lunar eclipse will begin on March 03 at 03:20 pm. This lunar eclipse will end at 06:46 in the evening.
The Sutak period of this lunar eclipse, which will take place on March 03, will start 09 hours earlier. According to the calculations of lunar eclipse, its Sutak period will start on March 03 at 06.20 am. With the end of the lunar eclipse, the Sutak period will also end at 06:46.
Doing auspicious and auspicious work is prohibited during the Sutak period of lunar eclipse. During this time the doors of temples are also closed. This is done so that no one can touch the idols of God. Cooking or eating food is also prohibited at this time. In this, there is no worship, havan, yagya or beginning of any new work.
According to astrologers, this lunar eclipse will be visible in many parts of India, but the eclipse will not be visible the same at every place. This eclipse will be visible in most places of India except some places in the far western part of the country. The lunar eclipse will be visible at the time of moonrise in parts of India except some places in North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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