Astrological
Events
Eclipses of March
2007
An eclipse of
the moon occurs first on March 4th, 2007 and the next one of the
Sun following on the 19th .
Total
Lunar Eclipse on March 4th, 2007
There will
be a total lunar eclipse on the night of 3rd March, past midnight
in India. It will be visible in Africa, Europe, the Middle East,
the western parts of Asia and almost all of Greenland, except eastern
parts of Australia, extreme East Asia, Alaska and extreme northwest
Canada. No part of the eclipse will be visible from much of the
Pacific basin including New Zealand. This eclipse will be unique,
in a way, because it will be visible from every continent over the
earth, either partially or as a total one.
During the
eclipse, the moon is in southern Leo, about 130 east of the star
Regulus (Alpha Leo) of Makha of 1.3 magnitude. The orbital trajectory
of the Moon takes it through the northern half of the umbral shadow
of the Earth. Though the eclipse will not be central, the total
phase may still last for 73 minutes. At the instant of greatest
eclipse at 28th.51m.IST, the Moon will lie in the zenith for observers
in Nigeria and Cameroon.
The eclipse
occurs in Poorvaphalguni Nakshatra. Those born in it and also Makha,
Uttaraphalguni, Bharani and Poorvashada have to perform Grahanashanti.
The eclipse does not augur will particularly for Africa and parts
of Europe and Asia which should get prepared for troubles of sorts.
It is mostly so for India as well.
The beginning
of the partial phase and the beginning and ending of the total phase
of this eclipse will be visible from all parts of India.
Partial
Solar Eclipse on March 19, 2007
The second
eclipse in March 2007 will be a partial eclipse of the Sun on the
19th. It will be the first solar eclipse of 2007 occurring at the
ascending node of the Moon in Pisces. This will be visible from
Eastern Asia and parts of Northern Alaska. Greatest eclipse takes
place at 08h.32m.IST when its magnitude would be 0.8754. This partial
eclipse will begin at 06h.08.26s.IST and end at 09h.55m.IST.
This eclipse
will be visible from most of Asia. The eclipse starts at sunrise
in a band from the Ural Mountains in Russia to India. It ends at
sunset in Alaska and the Arctic to the north.
In India the
beginning of the eclipse will be visible only from the eastern and
northeastern parts. For the remaining parts of India the Sun would
rise after the eclipse begins. The middle and ending phases of the
eclipse will however be seen throughout India.
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