The first Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan of this decade will take place on January 15, 2010, and it will be a Annular Solar Eclipse or Kankana Surya Grahanam. The Grahan will be visible in some African countries, some parts of Arab countries, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and some other Asian countries. This solar eclipse will not be visible in United States of America (USA), Canada, Mexico and any part of North America and South American countries. Hindu people living in these countries need not to be worried about the Grahan rituals. As per EST or American Time, the Grahan takes place in the early morning.
It is not mandatory to follow the Grahan rituals but, if you want to follow the mentioned rituals on Janaury 15, 2010, you can calculate the time corresponding to any Grahan occurring country and observe the rituals. There will be no effect of this Solar Eclipse on USA and any other neighboring country.
Kurukshetra is one the most sacred place to perform Surya Grahan punya snan. The first Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse of the decade will take place on January 15, 2010. About a million devotees are likely to visit Kurukshetra and to perform ritual bath in Brahmasarovar and Sannehit Sarovar for attaining salvation. Tens of special trains and hundreds of busses will be running by the Indian Railways and Government of Haryana.
As per the ancient Hindu scriptures, Kurukshetra is the most holy place for Grahan snan. It is believed that performing punya snan here at Brahmasarovar makes devotees cure from all diseases and to attain Moksha. Kurukshetra is the place where Mahabharat war was fought between Kauravas and Pandavas.
Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan that will occur on January 15, 2010, will not be visible in any cities or parts in Australia, UK and USA. It will be a Kankanakara Surya Grahan or Annular Solar Eclipse in Southern Tamil Nadu and Southern Kerala in India and in other parts of India it will be a Pakshik Surya Grahan. The Grahan will be visible with full clarity in Dhanushkodi near Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.
This Soalr Eclipse will be visible in some parts of Middle East and Arabian countries. If any one who wants to perform the Grahan rituals can perform the rituals as per their corresponding time of respective country or region.
Surya Grahan Astrology predictions for January 15, 2010, for various Rasis are given here. This Kankana Surya Grahanam (in some areas – Pakshik Surya Grahanam) will take place in Makara Rashi or Capricorn zodiac sign, on Uttarashada Nakshatra. Natives of Uttarashada nakshatra, Makara Rashi, Kumbha Rashi, and Mithuna Rashi should avoid watching the Surya Grahan of January 15, 2010.
January 15, 2010, Surya Grahan is “Rahu grastha, Dakshina Gola, Krishnavarna, Kanakanakara Grahanam, Vayuvya Sparsha and Eeshanya Moksham” as per Hindu Astrology. It means, the surya grahan will occur due to Rahu and take place in Dakshina golam (Southern portion of the Earth) and appear in black coloured shade and annular shape. This Surya Grahanam contacts Rahu at Northwest side and releases at Northeast side.
Read more about the Surya Grahan January 15, 2010, effect on various Rashis here for – beneficial Rashis, average Rashis and bad rashis. You can also read about – for which rasis this Grahan is good and for which is average and for which rashis this Surya Grahan is bad.
Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse which will take place on January 15, 2o10, will be a Kankana Surya Grahan or Annular Solar Eclipse. It is visible in many places of Middle East countries like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Riyadh, etc as Partial Solar Eclipse. Generally in most of the places the time duration of Grahanam may vary slightly as per Hindu Astrology. The time of timing of Solar Eclipse is given below as per the particular country’s corresponding time zones:
Time of Surya Grahan in Dubai:
- Surya Grahan starts: 11:30 in the morning on January 15, 2010
- Surya Grahan ends: 12:30 noon on January 15, 2010
Timing of Solar Eclipse in Bahrain:
- Solar Eclipse begins at 10:30 am on January 15, 2010
- Solar Eclipse ends at 11.30 morning on January 15, 2010
Surya Grahan time in Abu Dhabi:
- Surya Grahan starts: 11:30 in the morning on January 15, 2010
- Surya Grahan ends: 12:30 noon on January 15, 2010
Timing of Surya Grahanam in Qatar:
- Surya Grahan will start at – 10:30 morning on January 15, 2010
- Surya Grahan will end at 11.30 am on 15 January, 2010
Solar Eclipse timing in Muscat:
- Solar Eclipse will start at 11:30 morning on 15 January, 2010
- Solar Eclipse will end at 12.30 noon on 15 January, 2010
Surya Grahan time in Riyadh:
- Surya Grahanam will start at 10:30 am on January 15, 2010
- Surya Grahan will end at 11:30 am on January 15, 2010