Total Lunar Eclipse 2025 – March 14th, Friday

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Dear Devotees,

A Total Lunar Eclipse will take place in the Washington DC area

early morning on March 14th. (Friday Early Morning)

The eclipse timings (Washington DC area) are:

Partial Eclipse starts: 01:09 AM Friday 03/14/2025
Total Eclipse starts: 02:26 AM Friday 03/14/2025 Maximum Eclipse: 02:58 AM Friday 03/14/2025
Total Eclipse ends: 03:31 AM Friday 03/14/2025 Partial Eclipse ends: 04:47 AM Friday 03/14/2025

Grahana Shanthi Japa Mantram

Any Slokam/Mantram and Prarthana chanted during eclipse time is Thousand times powerful than done during normal times.

The following Grahana Shanthi Japa Mantram can be chanted by all during Lunar Eclipse, particularly those with birth stars Poorva Phalguni (pooram), Uthra Phalguni (Uthiram), Hasta, Krittika and Uthrashada (uthradam). For young children and those who cannot chant the mantras, parents or other relatives can chant the mantras on their behalf.

Yosow Vajra Dharo Deva:
Aadithyaanaam Prabhurmatha: |
Sahasra Kirana Chandra:
Graha Peedaam Vyapohathu || 

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Pithur Tharpanam During Eclipse

The time for performing pithur tharpanam is BETWEEN 03:00AM to 04:00AM on Friday (03/14). Those who do not have father and want to start performing Pithur Tharpanam can start on this day.

Sequence of Activities:

Snanam (Just after the eclipse starts )
Grahana Shanthi Japam
Pithur Tharpanam (If you usually do Tharpanam)  
Snanam (after the eclipse ends )

Tharpana Sankalpam:

The Tharpanam is the same as Amavasya Tharpanam. Make the following Change in the Sankalpam:

In Amavasya tharpanam the sankalpam will be:
‘.. Amavasya punya kaale dharsha shradham thila tharpana roopena adhya karishye’

In Lunar Eclipse say the following instead:
‘.. Somoparaaga punya kaale somoparaaga shradham thila tharpana roopena adhya karishye’  

HARI OM!!