Total Lunar Eclipse, 3 March 2026 (Chandra Grahan): India Visibility, Time & Sutak
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, a total lunar eclipse, a Chandra Grahan and popularly a "Blood Moon", was visible across India, Asia, Australia and the Americas. It fell on Phalguna Purnima, the same day as Holika Dahan.
India timings and Sutak
The eclipse was visible in India during the evening. As a visible lunar eclipse, a Sutak period of about 9 hours was observed beforehand, during which temples closed and auspicious activities and cooking were paused, especially for the elderly, the unwell and pregnant women.
The Vedic view
A Chandra Grahan is associated with the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu and falls on a full moon; this one occurred in Virgo (Kanya). As the Moon governs the mind, the tradition treats eclipse hours as powerful for meditation, mantra and charity rather than fear.
A lunar eclipse is the mind held up to the light, a time to still it, not to dread it.
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