Solar eclipse 2024: Solar eclipse has special significance in Sanatan Dharma. When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, the Sun's light cannot reach the Earth. This event is known as solar eclipse. Auspicious work and worship should not be done during the solar eclipse. It is believed that doing these things has a negative impact on physical and mental health. This time Sarva Pitru Amavasya will be celebrated on 02 October. This day is also the last solar eclipse of the year. In such a situation, let us know when and where the effect of this eclipse will be visible?
Solar eclipse will occur on this day
According to the Panchang, the last solar eclipse of the year is on the new moon day of Ashwin month i.e. 02 October.
timing of solar eclipse 2024
The solar eclipse will start at 09:13 pm on October 2. It will end at 03:17 midnight.
Where will the solar eclipse be seen?
The last solar eclipse of the year 2024 will take place under the shadow of the Sarva Pitru Amavasya solar eclipse. This eclipse will not be visible in India. For this reason its Sutak period will not be valid. The shadow of Solar Eclipse 2024 will be visible in Peru, Fiji, Pacific Ocean, Arctic and South America etc.
Do this during eclipse
It is prohibited to worship during a solar eclipse, but you can take the name of any deity in your mind. During this period, chanting Gayatri Mantra and Mahamrityunjaya Mantra proves fruitful. It is believed that doing this protects from the negative effects of the eclipse. During eclipse, basil leaves or Kush should be mixed in food, milk, lassi, cheese etc. By doing this these objects become free from the effects of solar eclipse. After this, food, money and clothes should be donated to the poor as per devotion.