Many traditions are going to be broken on Diwali this year. According to the date and tradition, the festival of Govardhan Puja is celebrated on the second day of Diwali, but this time this tradition which has been going on for years will be broken. This time Khandagras solar eclipse is happening on the second day of Diwali. On the occasion of Diwali, this year after 27 years there is a solar eclipse, this eclipse will be visible all over India. Earlier on 24 October 1995, there was a solar eclipse on the day of Deepawali.
Solar and lunar eclipses are considered an important event in astrology. Due to the Sutak period in the eclipse, it has been told in the scriptures not to do any religious rituals, worship, etc. The last solar eclipse of this year will take place on the second day of Diwali. In Hinduism, the festival of Diwali and after that Govardhan Puja has a special significance. In such a situation, the occurrence of solar eclipse after Diwali is raising many questions in the minds of people. So let us tell you how long the solar eclipse will take, what is the time of Sutak period and what precautions should be taken at this time.
The second day of Diwali will start from 02.29 pm on October 25, which will last till 06.25 pm. In such a situation, the Sutak of the solar eclipse will take 12 hours before the start of the solar eclipse from 2.29 pm on the night of Diwali. The doors of the temple will be closed on the night of Diwali due to the sutak and the rules related to eclipse like not touching the deities will be followed from the night of 24th to the evening of the second day. However, in places where the sun sets before the eclipse ends, the solar eclipse will also end. That is why Govardhan Puja will be celebrated on 26 October.
Govardhan Puja Muhurta: 26 October 2022 will be from 06.29 am to 08.43 am.
Total duration of worship is 02 hours 14 minutes
Pratipada date start – 25 October 2022 at 04:18 PM
Pratipada date ends – 26 October 2022, will be at 02:42 PM
