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Chandra Grahan *Anshika

Partial Lunar Eclipse — Not Visible in India

Purnima

Chandra Grahan *Anshika

Partial Lunar Eclipse — Not Visible in India

Purnima

Deity

Chandra Dev, Rahu and Ketu

Observance

Ritual

Duration

1 day

Observed

All India

Pooja Muhurat

28 Aug 2026: approx 06:54 to 12:32 IST, maximum near 09:43 IST — Moon below the horizon in India

NOT VISIBLE IN INDIA. The eclipse occurs during Indian daylight hours with the Moon below the horizon. Under the rule Yatra Drishyam Tatra Phalam, no sutak applies in India. Raksha Bandhan, Upakarma, Varalakshmi and all other Shravana Purnima observances proceed exactly as normal. Forwarded sutak timings for India on this date are incorrect.

Eclipse timings are fixed for the event itself, and are listed above.

About This Day

Partial lunar eclipse (Anshika Chandra Grahan) — observed with fasting and charitable giving in Hindu tradition.

Chandra Grahan Anshika is a partial lunar eclipse, occurring at Purnima when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow falls across part of the lunar disc. In Jyotisha the Moon governs the mind, and an eclipse of the Moon is read as a period of mental unsettlement in which stillness and japa are preferred to action. Sutak for a lunar eclipse begins nine hours before it, but only in regions where the eclipse is visible — Yatra Drishyam Tatra Phalam, where it is seen, there it takes effect. The deep partial eclipse of 28 August 2026 runs from roughly 06:54 to 12:32 IST with maximum near 09:43 IST, which is broad daylight in India with the Moon below the horizon. It is not visible from India, so no sutak applies and Raksha Bandhan, Upakarma and the other Shravana Purnima observances proceed normally.

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Regional Names

Bengal

Chandra Grahan

Kerala

Chandra Grahanam

All India

Chandra Grahan

Karnataka

Chandra Grahana

Tamil Nadu

Chandra Grahanam

Vrat Rules

Where an eclipse IS visible, tradition prescribes avoiding cooking and eating during sutak, with pregnant women, the elderly, children and the unwell exempted from fasting entirely. For the 28 August 2026 eclipse none of this applies in India, as it is not visible here.

Allowed

·all normal food and activity in India, since the eclipse is not visible here

Avoided

·nothing — no restrictions apply in India

Pooja Vidhi , Step by Step

Check local visibility first

Sutak and all eclipse restrictions apply only where the eclipse is visible. Confirm visibility for your location before observing anything

Sutak begins (where visible)

Where visible, sutak begins nine hours before a lunar eclipse; temples close and cooking stops

Protect stored food

Place tulsi leaves or darbha grass in stored water, milk and cooked food

Sit for japa

During the eclipse, sit quietly and chant the Chandra or Mahamrityunjaya mantra — this is the traditional use of the period

Observe safely

A lunar eclipse is safe to view with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope — no filters are needed

Post-eclipse bath

Bathe after the eclipse ends, change clothes, and sprinkle Ganga jal around the home

Daan

Give rice, milk, white cloth or silver in charity after the bath

Step-by-step pooja guidance with mantras.

Mantras

Chandra Beej Mantra

ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय नमः

Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah · 108 chants

Salutations to Chandra, lord of the mind and of nourishing coolness

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्।।

Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam, Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat · 108 chants

We worship the three-eyed one who nourishes all beings. May he free us from the bondage of death and grant us immortality

Chandra Gayatri

ॐ क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे अमृततत्त्वाय धीमहि। तन्नो चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्।।

Om Kshirputraya Vidmahe Amritatattvaya Dhimahi, Tanno Chandrah Prachodayat · 108 chants

We meditate on the son of the ocean of milk, we contemplate the essence of nectar. May Chandra awaken us

Pooja Essentials

Pooja Items

Tulsi leavesDarbha grassSilver or copper vesselGanga jalGhee lampWhite riceMilk

Flowers

White flowersTulsi leavesJasmine

Prasad

Fruits taken after the post-eclipse bathWater with tulsiSimple satvik food prepared fresh afterwards

·Confirm local visibility before observing any restriction

·Use the period for japa and stillness where visible

·View freely with the naked eye — lunar eclipses need no eye protection

·Bathe and give charity after a visible eclipse ends

·Celebrate Raksha Bandhan and Purnima observances normally in India

Avoid

·Do not observe sutak where the eclipse is not visible

·Do not postpone Raksha Bandhan or Upakarma over this eclipse in India

·Do not begin new ventures during a visible eclipse

·Do not forward unverified sutak timings

·Do not sleep during a visible eclipse period

Remedies

·Where visible, use the eclipse period for japa and meditation rather than activity

·Chant the Chandra beej mantra for mental steadiness

·Bathe and donate rice, milk or silver after a visible eclipse ends

·Those with a weak or afflicted Moon may chant the Chandra mantra 108 times

·Do not act on fear-based forwards — check whether the eclipse is visible where you are

Daan (Donations)

RiceMilkWhite clothSilverFood to the needy

Chandra Grahan

Partial Lunar Eclipse — Not Visible in India

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Published August 8, 2025

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