SrI:
Dear AasthikAs :
I have forwarded a message earlier on
this year"s Yajur UpAkarmaa . Since I still recieve
inquiries on the complications arising
from
Chandra GrahaNam , I am retransmititng
and adding some new Information for
Rg Vedis and Saama Vedis as well
.
Yajur UpAkarmaa
: Monday , August 27
Rg UpAkarmaa:
Sunday , Aug 26
Saama UpAkarmaa
: Thursday Sep 13
Gaayathri Japam
( For All) : Tuesday , Aug 28
The UpAkarmaa
Mantrams in Sanskrit
and
English are available at :
These are
e-books 46, 47 and 48 .
Please use them
if there are no
Bruhaspathis in
your area and
customize the
sankalpam for
this year
.
Those in India
can look at the excellent
write up and
video by Sri Vaasu VaadhyAr
at his
frequently used site :
Additional Comments
************************** Since lunar eclipse occurs on Tuesday,
upAkarma should
be observed on Monday. Since USA has 4 time zones unlike India, the local time of lunar eclipse can be got from the NASA link. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl " i (use formA)". Please make sure you use Form A where a scroll down window lists important cities within USA. Gayathri japam should be performed after moon set or completion of eclipse on Tuesday. Example of East Coast :Site releated Observance ********************************************************
For Edison, NJ/New York Eclipse begins at 3.51 AM EDT. Totality Ends/Moon set - 6.22 AM EDT. Moksham - 7.24 PM EDT (evening) Affected Nakshatrams: are Avittam, Sadayam, Purattadi mrgaseerisham, chitrai (continue fasting after 6.22 AM EDT and can eat after 7.24 PM EDT). Do not partake food before 9 hours of beginning of eclipse. Perform Gayatri japam after eclipse concluded or moon set. For eclipse timings in each town in USA, please visit NASA link http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl i (use formA) V.Sadagopan
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