Total Lunar Eclipse today: 27th October in USA

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Dear devotees, Humble pranam to all,

 

Total Lunar Eclipse today: 27th October in USA : 8:15 to 11:53 in Chicago. IL

 

A total Lunar eclipse will be visible in the USA, North/South America, and parts

of Europe and Africa.

>From NASA web link (http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.html),

Click on the link above and fill in your state to find out the exact details for

your town.

 

For example: in Illinois, USA: Moon enters umbra: 8:15 PM and umbra at: 11:53

PM.

 

 

 

Moon's

Azimuth Altitude

h m o o

Moonrise 2004 Oct 27 17:41 73.3 ----

Moon enters penumbra 2004 Oct 27 19:05.5 86.4 14.5

Moon enters umbra 2004 Oct 27 20:14.3 97.5 27.1

Moon enters totality 2004 Oct 27 21:23.4 110.6 39.4

Middle of eclipse 2004 Oct 27 22:04.0 120.0 46.2

Moon leaves totality 2004 Oct 27 22:44.6 131.5 52.4

Moon leaves umbra 2004 Oct 27 23:53.7 158.1 60.0

Moon leaves penumbra 2004 Oct 28 01:02.7 192.0 61.4

Moonset 2004 Oct 28 07:49 291.0 ----

 

Usual practice in adiyen's home:

No solid food intake from 4 Hours before start (today 8:14), so last meal at

4:00 PM

We usually have water upto 2 hours before start. (until 6 PM)

 

After sun leaves umbra: 11:53 PM, Take a bath,

then make prasadam and request lord to accept the offerring,

then we have the prasadam.

 

During the time From 8:14 pm to 11:53 pm, engage in activities that take

us closer to the Lord,

Chanting (Sahasranamam, other stotrams etc) Hearing upnaysams,

talking about Lord and GuruParampara Prabhavam.

 

Additional comments

Please do not keep and eat leftover food from before the eclipse.

Also we put 'dharbai' on washed clothes , podi's etc.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE sharanam

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

Mukundan Vangkipuram Pattangi

 

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