Last Updated on October 30, 2024 by Tejaswini
An astronomical event, an eclipse is coming up on March 24 – 25, 2024. On this day the Earth’s shadow will cast a very faint shadowing effect on the full Moon. This is on the Phalgun Purnima, the last full Moon of the last month of the Vedic year Shri Shobhanakruti. This is the day we light the Holi with the intention that all our negative karmic fruits burn in the mantra charged Agni and we start the new year which will start after 16days with a fresh mind.
Partial or total Lunar eclipses which are umbral eclipses have powerful energies. This one on 24-25 March 2024 is the penumbral one so has very little astrological significance. We are not required to do any eclipse specific pujas on this day. But still it is a deep interaction of the illusive forces – Rahu and Ketu with the luminaries – the Sun and the Moon. Thus it will have some effect on the current events unfolding in the world.
This penumbral eclipse will go on for 04 hours 39 minutes.
It is visible in North and South America, east Australia, Antarctica, Japan, New Zealand, western parts of Africa, Europe etc. It is not visible in India. (The map has been taken from the timeanddate site.)
The global level readings are applicable everywhere. But the personal /individual readings are applicable only to those people who will witness the eclipse, ie live in the towns which will see the eclipse. The duration of the effects will be for as many weeks as many hours the eclipse was visible at your town. And for the global level, the effects will wear out in about 4-5 weeks after the eclipse.
Astrologically, the penumbral lunar eclipse is in Virgo sign, Kanya rashi. Moon is with Ketu. Mercury, Sun, and Rahu are in the opposite Pisces sign, Meen rashi. Mars is aspecting Moon and Ketu in Virgo with his harmful 8th aspect. Mars is with Saturn and Venus in the Aquarius so they are also indirectly involved. Mars with Saturn is an extremely troublesome energy. And Saturn with Venus is a weirdly push-pull type of energy which generally causes trouble. Jupiter is not connected to the eclipse energy but he remains aspected by Saturn.
If you have your birth Moon or even the ascendant sign in Virgo or Pisces you will start feeling the effects from 1 week before the eclipse. You might feel as if your life has gone out of control. Sudden and unexpected events will put you off your established routine. There might be additional work load in the office, sudden travel, unexpected expenses, change of job/ residence etc. Both, Virgo and Pisces are the most sensitive signs of the zodiac and anything happening here affects the entire chart in some way or the other. And all this is building towards the massive solar eclipse on Phalgun Amavasya which is the ‘darkest’ no moon of the year, also the last day of the Vedic year Shri Shobhanakruti. If you are born in the Rohini Hasta and Shravan Nakshatra/ lunar mansions or are in a dasha period controlled by the Moon then too the effects will be more pronounced on you.
For our nation Bharat/ India, the general elections have been declared. Both the penumbral Lunar eclipse on Phalgun Purnima and the Solar eclipse on Phalgun Amavasya will be on during this time. Thankfully Bharat is not going to witness either of these eclipses, so there will not be any direct effect on us. But as an indirect effect, we will see some surprising events during and after the election. Unexpected changes in the political dynamics are very much possible. Unexpected candidates might win, unforeseen coalitions and post election activities will keep things interesting.
On the global levels, the wars, conflicts etc will continue. But these nations and especially those who will witness the eclipse will see sudden and unexpected change in the intensity of their conflict events. Sudden manoeuvres by the opposition, unexpected changes in sides and violent escalation of the hostilities is possible. The Ukraine and Russia war will escalate and both nations will pay the price now. Till now Russia was somewhat insulated by the planets but now it should be alert. And the rest of the world with also suffer with them. Europe and USA are involved and they too will face overt losses. USA has witnessed huge eclipses in the past year especially the Oct 2023 solar eclipse was massive. The negative influences are evident in the news from this nation. The current March – April 2024 eclipses are also focussed on USA so the negativity will intensify. And then they will spill their imbalance on the world. It is all a preparation for the Saturn Rahu conjunction in Pisces in 2025 which will be very turbulent.
This eclipse is a trailer for the major solar eclipse on Phalgun Amavasya. Weather fluctuations are the beginning, but later this will also create internal fractures, social issues will come to the surface and more importantly finances will be negatively affected. Added to the eclipse mix is Saturn with Mars in Aquarius which is doubly dangerous.
Very briefly, the predictions for the Birth Moon signs. These will be for about 1 month after the eclipse, ie till about mid April 2024.
Aries borns will have stress but there is a possibility of their enemies self-destructing in this time. Do not take new loans or engage new staff in this time. Read twice before signing any papers.
Taurus borns will argue with their family and loved ones. You will feel indecisive internally. As this is the March end so this mindset may affect your finances. But some new opportunity will come your way, so choose and act wisely.
For Gemini borns, the mother, residence, cars, driving all are potential sources of stress. You will be swamped with office work. One good point is some unexpected income if birth chart supports.
Cancer borns will argue with their siblings. You will not feel confident about expressing yourself. Be careful if your work involves actual skills with tools, machinery etc. Doing pujas of Kuldevta in this time will add to your merit balance.
Leo borns will face issues with close family, elders may cause concern and savings can diminish. Unexpected health issues are possible. Office will give overwork. Those engaged in occult /spiritual activities will get some secret gains.
Virgo borns will face the brunt of the eclipse energies as above. It is a good time to increase the intensity of your spiritual activities. A pain on the material can often translate to a gain on the spiritual.
Libra borns will have problems at work. Interference from the astral dimensions will deny genuine rest. However your enemies will be under control so you will gain in the long term.
Scorpio borns will get some respite from their financial problems but still saving money will be difficult. Children will cause stress.
Sagittarius borns will be busy in office. But you will not get the credit for what you do right. Instead your teammates, boss and subordinates will blame you for everything that goes wrong. At home too lack of support will keep you stressed.
Capricorn borns in the 3rd phase of the Sade sati. Problems are going to continue. But now you will take it calmly and turn to your source of faith for support. Things will improve but slowly.
Of all the zodiac signs, Aquarius is currently the worst affected it is in the middle phase of the Sade sati. And Mars, Venus, Saturn here are messing with your life. Do your daily pujas and pray to your source of faith to be with you in this time.
Pisces borns will face the eclipse energies as above. It is a good time to increase the intensity of your spiritual activities. You are in your first Sade sati phase and the eclipse will add to your stresses. So find some way to increase your mental strength.
These eclipse predictions for each zodiac sign depend on the birth horoscope, the dasha and transits operating in your personal life. If these are going well for you then the eclipse energy will create minimum disruption in your life. There are challenges and also some opportunities in the time ahead. But do use the energies mindfully to minimise disruption and to gain in life. Life is an interconnected web of events and the signs and planets serve as markers on our journey. Use these astrological principles as a guiding light and try to keep your mind clear so that you can rise to the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities.
Dr. Tejaswini Arvind Patil
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