The eclipse will start at 01.06 a.m. (IST) of 17 August 2008 and continue till 04.15 a.m.(IST). The phenomenon will reach its greatest magnitude around 02.15 am to 03.05 am. ग्रहण का सूतक SUTAK TIME:The Sutak will start from 16:06 Hrs (IST) of August 16 and and continue till 04:15 a.m. (IST) of 17th August 2008…..

यह Surya ग्रहण (1 August 2008), कर्क Cancer राशि तथा पुष्य एवं आश्लेषा नक्षत्र में घटित हो रहा है। अतएव इस राशि तथा नक्षत्रों में पैदा हुए जातक / जातिका के लिए यह ग्रहण विशेष अशुभप्रद inauspicious एवं अशुभ प्रभाव वाला रहेगा…..

When the gods and the demons churned the milky ocean in days of yore, nectar came out of it. Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Mohini, a charming lady, deluded the demons and distributed the nectar only among the gods. But Rahu had disguised himself as a god. The sun and the moon