चंद्र ग्रहण ( Lunar Eclipse ) September 16-17, 2016

चंद्र ग्रहण  ( Lunar Eclipse ) September 16-17, 2016

Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly aligned. The Earth is sitting in the middle, when the Moon is on the far side of the Earth from the Sun and there is a Full Moon. A Full Moon occurs when the transit Sun and Moon are exactly opposing one another in the zodiac. A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon but the three celestial bodies do not form a perfectly straight line. The Moon then travels through the outer part of the Earth's shadow (penumbra). This means that all of the Moon's visible surface still receives some direct sunlight, but the Earth obscures parts of the Sun, as seen from the Moon.

A Lunar Eclipse tends to bring completion or endings. On a Lunar Eclipse something will end and on a Solar Eclipse something will begin. The Sun opposite the Moon, lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness. You can finally make decisions about issues that you have been thinking about. A Lunar Eclipse can be felt as early as two weeks prior to the Eclipse itself and can last up to 6 months to a year. Lunar Eclipses are more emotional because it happens on a Full Moon, two houses in your natal chart will be affected. If this Eclipse is going to be occurred in your Moon sign or on your Ascendant you will find a little anxious before and after 48 hrs of lunar eclipse. If this Eclipse is going to be occurred in your Moon sign or on your Ascendant you will find a little anxious before and after 48 hrs of lunar eclipse. Eclipses usually herald major endings and/or beginnings, depending on where they occur in our natal birth charts. In all lunar eclipses, we need to check two sensitive points, namely the placement of the Moon and Sun, which are opposing each other.

The last Lunar Eclipse was a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 2016. In India only ending was visible. The next lunar eclipse will also be Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16-17, 2016. It will be visible for everyone in Asia and Australia, Europe, Africa, West in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica, India.

सूर्य ग्रहण ( Solar Eclipse ) September 1, 2016

सूर्य ग्रहण  ( Solar Eclipse ) September 1, 2016

Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction. The New Moon phase is uniquely recognized as the beginning of each calendar month just as it is the beginning on the Moon's monthly cycle (lunar month in Hindu Calander). When the Moon is New, it rises and sets with the Sun because it lies very close to the Sun in the sky. But whether the alignment produces a total solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse or an annular solar eclipse depends on several factors. 

A total solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks out the Sun entirely.

A partial solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks out a portion of the Sun.

An annular solar eclipse is when the Moon is at its furthest point in orbit.

Now the question arises “New Moon occurs every 29 1/2 days, then we should have a solar eclipse about once a month”. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen because the Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted 5 degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun. As a result, the Moon's shadow usually misses the Earth as it passes above or below our planet at New Moon. At least twice a year, the geometry lines up just right so that some part of the Moon's shadow falls on Earth's surface and an eclipse of the Sun is seen from that region.

The last solar eclipse was a total solar eclipse on March 9, 2016. The next solar eclipse will be annular solar eclipse in September 1, 2016. It will not be visible in India.