Solar eclipse - December 26, 2019

Dear All:

There is a partial/ annular solar eclipse on December 26, 2019. The annular phase of this solar eclipse is visible from Saudi Arabia, Oman, southern India, and parts of Indonesia, weather permitting. In most of Asia, parts of North/East Africa, and North/West Australia, people can see a partial eclipse.

The duration of the eclipse as is visible in major cities of India:


The eclipse is visible between 8:06:24 a.m. (i.e. 24 seconds past 8:06 a.m.)  and 11:11:21 a.m. at Bangalore. 

At Chennai, it will be visible between 08:08:54 a.m. and 11:19:32 a.m.

At Mumbai, the eclipse will be between 8:04:01 a.m. and 10:55:03 a.m.

At Delhi, the eclipse will be between 8:17:01 a.m. and 10:57:07 a.m.

To check the exact duration of the eclipse in your region, kindly refer the following link:

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2019-december-26

You can input your location in the map search tab and get the info. related to the exact duration of visibility of the eclipse in your region.

STARS THAT ARE AFFLICTED: Those born under Moola, Ashwini, Magha, Jyeshta, and Poorvaashaada, and living in areas of visibility of the eclipse must ideally perform eclipse remedies to avoid malefic impact of this eclipse on their charts.  NO REMEDY IS NEEDED IF YOU ARE NOT LIVING IN AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF THE ECLIPSE. Those living in areas of visibility of the eclipse, and are born in one of the above mentioned afflicted stars,  may get in touch with vedic pandits in your area or approach trusted spiritual persons whomsoever you consult regularly for spiritual remedies in this regard.

REMEDY DONE AT OUR PLACE: For close clients of mine whose stars are afflicted by the eclipse, I do the eclipse-remedial chant personally and do the other austerties in this regard during the eclipse.  The recommended offering for the same is Rs.375 (rupees three hundred and seventy five only) PER person whose star is afflicted by the eclipse.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A PERSONAL SPIRITUAL MENTOR/ ACCESS TO VEDIC PANDITS:

Those who don't have personal spiritual mentors or knowledgeable vedic pandits to help them in the performance may do this remedy:  Donate 1/10th of your body-weight of good quality wheat (like if you are 50kg. in weight, donate 5 kg. of good qualitiy rice) AND 1/100th of your body-weight ghee (like if you are 50kg in weight, donate half kg. of ghee) to any charitable organization or temple on December 26, 2019 - AFTER THE ECLIPSE ENDS AT YOUR PLACE (i.e. after taking bath at the end of the eclipse donate as mentioned here).

Even those stars are not directly impacted by the eclipse can gain by performing austerities during the duration of the eclipse; per mantra shastra principles, any mantra recited during the duration of the eclipse becomes "siddh" and gives intense positive results.  My personal experience is that I have mastered most of the rare works that are in my command in spiritual realm only during major eclipses, and can vouch for the fact that learning activities are very productive during eclipse periods.

This eclipse has good occult potency since there is a major conjunction of many planets in Sagittarius - the natural 9th house of the zodiac (good for mentoring activities and spiritual pursuits).  So, it is upto us to cultivate its positive potency by japas/ austerities - instead of letting the major planetary stellium wreck the rhythm of our lives by our own recklessness or impulsive actions around this period (this applies both to individuals AND nations....good decisions during this period will give good results...while unnecessary stubbornness, or narrow-minded/ bigotry would lead to further turmoils in addition to the already tough situations that abound everywhere...do we churn the ocean and get the Nectar, OR do we manage to just let the Halahala poison surface is up to us! I hope everyone will be responsible and extract the Nectarine influence of this eclipse).

PRECAUTIONS DURING THE ECLIPSE (not applicable to those living in regions where the eclipse is not visible).

a) Try to finish off your last meal before the eclipse about 6 hours prior to the onset of the partial phase; Ideally those living in India should not consume anything after dinner on 25th December 2019; If this is not possible, try to get up early in the morning and try to finish your minor breakfast (whatever you can eat so early in the morning) latest by 5:00 a.m., and after that do not consume anything till the end of the eclipse.

b) Those who wish to perform austerities or indulge in occult/ metaphysical/ spiritual experiments must take bath once during the onset of the partial-phase and again at the end of the eclipse.

c) Pregnant ladies must avoid venturing out during the duration of the eclipse (this is per traditions - the same traditions that have given us wisdom regarding many occult/ spiritual things that are left untouched and unexplainable by current levels of scientific knowledge - so there must be something in this!; I am not even getting into the argument of what will happen if they venture out! Each one to their own wisdom/ discretion - and my guideline is for those who wish to benefit by traditional views on this matter where it is said that avoiding exposure to the outer atmosphere or the eclipsed Moon's rays is recommended for the welfare of the child in the womb).

d) Avoid negative thoughts or unnecessary brooding during the eclipse.  You may indulge in healthy introspection even if you don't wish to chant mantras or perform intense austerities.....BUT, don't cultivate guilt feelings/ unnecessary hang-overs...be a neutral observer and evaluator of events in your life to make the best of this period.  Of course, those who wish to chant mantras or strengthen protective shields in occult matters will benefit most during this period.  Countless are the persons who have got siddhi of their mantras during eclipses; so for spiritual persons or those inclined to occult experiments, this is a "must not miss" period.

e) Those who have lost parents may offer tarpanam in Honour of ancestors during this period.  Shastras say that the merits of offering tarpanam to parents during eclipse are infinite.

May our members derive the best benefits of this celestial phenomenon.

Best regards,

Blessed be.

Pandit R DAKSHINA MOORTHI