Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 5^th May 2023
Upchhaya Chandra Grahan

“A scientific understanding of any phenomenon starts by sorting the
available observations into appropriate grouping based upon some
fundamental characteristics”.
“The basic phenomenon is subdivided into different types”.

– NOTE –
5^th MAY 2023, FRIDAY PENUMBRA LUNAR ECLIPSE IS THERE. BUT HINDU
RITUALWISE, ASTROLOGICALLY UPCHAAYA GRAHAN NOT TO BE OBSERVED:
THERE IS AN ASPECT OF AN ‘ASTRONOMICAL’ IMPORTANCE OF THE
PHASE OF THE MOON ECLIPSE OF THIS ‘PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE’ AS WELL AS AN ASTROLOGICAL’ SIGNIFICANE.
AMONG THESE, ASTROLOGICALLY, AS PER OUR JYOTISH-SHASTRA THE 5^th MAY 2023, FRIDAY ‘UPCHHAYA CHANDRA GRAHAN’ IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR SUTAK, AND ITS RELIGIOUS RITUALS. IT HAS NO IMPORTANCE IN JYOTISH. THUS, THE SAID 5^th MAY ‘PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE’ ‘GRAHAN & GRAHAN’S SUTAK/SAAVDHAANIS NOT TO BE OBSERVED’ IN BHARAT & HONG KONG, AS WELL AS NO NEED TO OBSERVE IT IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR SUTAK.

Dragon’s Head – Rahu

Can we perform poojas (prayers) on 5^th May 2023, Friday; Udaya-vyaapini
Purnima  (Poonam tithi that day from the Sunrise), Paurnimi thithi,
Satyanarayan in Bharat & Hong Kong?
Yes, one can perform prayers in Bharat and Hong Kong on the 5^th May 2023, Friday.

Dragon’s Tail – Ketu

Areas of lunar eclipse’s ‘Penumbra’ visibility are provided for ready reference.
Note: Given below are the places for the Penumbral Moon Eclipse ‘Upachhaya
Chandra Grahan’:
(THOUGH THE AREAS OF THE ECLIPSE ARE PROVIDED HEREIN,
BUT, TO
NOTE THAT 5^th May 2023, Friday.
 GRAHAN NOT TO OBSERVE, AS IT AN
UPCHHAYA CHANDRA GRAHAN AS PER JYOTISH:

Those regions seeing, at least, some parts of the penumbral moon eclipse
visibility, The following areas are there for penumbral moon eclipse visibility:-

Penumbral Moon Eclipse Not Visible (not to observe)
NOTE THAT 5^th MAY 2023, FRIDAY, GRAHAN NOT TO OBSERVE AS
IT IS AN UPCHHAYA CHANDRA GRAHAN AS PER JYOTISH)

Penumbral Moon Eclipse Not Visible in:-

Om Somaaya Namaha!
Om Chandraaya Namaha!
Guru Nanak Saheb ji ki jai
Kartik Swami ki Jai!
Tulsi Shaligram ki Jai!

Acknowledgement:
Thanks to mata pita, guru. Thanks also to Bhavana Sharma, Jay Sharma
and Pooja Sharma. Bhagawatam, astrological books and all other sources
of information of graham (eclipse).

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