Total Lunar Eclipse of October 08, 2014 My dear friends have asked me to say something about tomorrows total lunar eclipse showing here in India. During this Total Lunar Eclipse Ketu conjuncts the Moon October 08 2014 at 10:54:36 UT, 21 degrees Pisces in Revati Nakshatras 4th Pada signifying the eternal dreamer. This falls in the Dwadashamsa of dramatization and joy, picturing the sun rising over the ocean as well as the booberia (welder) making a ornate metal gate. The visuals are beautiful and inviting. For Vaisnavas, we take advantage of the alignment of the luminaries amplification of spiritual sound vibration. So we increase our mantra meditation by chanting Narayana and Narasimha Kavacha along with the Maha Mantra for the duration of the eclipse. These mantras can be found on the internet at: stephen-knapp/narayana_kavacha.htm stephen-knapp/a_little_book_of_prayers_mantras_gayatris.htm Nasa speaks of it like this: The second lunar eclipse of 2014 is also total and is best seen from the Pacific Ocean and bordering regions. The eclipse occurs at the Moons descending node in southern Pisces, two days after perigee (October 06 at 09:41 UT). This means that the Moon will appear 5.3% larger than it did during the April 15 eclipse (32.7 vs. 31.3 arc-minutes). This time the orbital path of the Moon takes it through the northern half of Earths umbral shadow. The total phase lasts 59 minutes primarily because the diameter of the umbral shadow is larger (1.49° verses 1.39°). The lunar path through Earths shadows as well as a map illustrating worldwide visibility of the event are shown in Figure 3. The times of the major eclipse phases are listed below. Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 08:15:33 UT Partial Eclipse Begins: 09:14:48 UT Total Eclipse Begins: 10:25:10 UT Greatest Eclipse: 10:54:36 UT Total Eclipse Ends: 11:24:00 UT Partial Eclipse Ends: 12:34:21 UT Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 13:33:43 UT At the instant of greatest eclipse (10:54:36 UT) the Moon lies near the zenith from a location in the Pacific Ocean about 2000 km southwest of Hawaii. At this time, the umbral magnitude peaks at 1.1659 as the Moons southern limb passes 6.6 arc-minutes north of the shadows central axis. In contrast, the Moons northern limb lies 5.4 arc-minutes from the northern edge of the umbra and 39.3 arc-minutes from the shadow centre. As a result, the southern half of the Moon will appear much darker than the northern half because it lies deeper in the umbra. The Moon samples a large range of umbral depths during totality so its appearance will change considerably with time. The center of the Great Square of Pegasus lies 15° to the northwest, its brightest star being Alpheratz (m = +2.02). Deneb Kaitos (m = +2.04) in Cetus is 30° south of the eclipsed Moon, while Hamal (m = +2.01) is 25° to the northeast, Aldebaran (m = +0.87) is 56° to the east, and Almach (m = +2.17) is 40° to the north. Although relatively faint, the planet Uranus (m = +5.7) lies just 2/3° southeast of the Moon during totality. Is a transit of the Earth and Moon across the Suns disk visible from Uranus during the eclipse? An interesting idea but calculations show a miss. The entire October 08 eclipse is visible from the Pacific Ocean and regions immediately bordering it. The northwestern 1/3 of North America also witnesses all stages. Farther east, various phases occur after moonset. For instance, the Moon sets during totality from eastern Canada and the USA. Observers in South America also experience moonset during the early stages of the eclipse. All phases are visible from New Zealand and eastern 1/4 of Australia - the Moon rises during the early partial phases from Australias west coast. Most of Japan and easternmost Asia catch the entire eclipse as well. Farther west in Asia, various stages of the eclipse occur before moonrise. None of the eclipse is visible from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East Vaisnavas sing the names of God during the eclipse and often take bath in a river or body of water. When the luminaries align with Rahu and Ketu mantras are amplified, so we sing our hearts out. Spiritual fulfillment is guaranteed as a portal opens up in the universe leaking in a bit of anti matter during the eclipse defecting all material endeavors. For the spiritually aware this is a blessing. For those steeped in matter, it is devastating. Happy Chanting! Make a spiritual wish! You can do the time change thing for your neighborhood by clicking on: timeanddate/worldclock/converter.html
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 18:07:21 +0000
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