Total Lunar Eclipse of 7/8 September 2025 – What it foretells for India and the World ?

September 5, 2025 By Sachin Malhotra

On the upcoming 7th September Sunday night, on the full Moon day of the lunar month of Bhadrapada, a long duration lunar eclipse is going to occur which will be visible in the entire Western Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa as well as the eastern regions of North and South America. According to the Indian Standard time, this eclipse will start at 9:57 pm and will be at its peak from 11:01 pm to 1:26 am on the night of 7/8 September. In India, the duration of this lunar eclipse will be 3 hours 29 minutes which will be quite long. This lunar eclipse will occur when the Moon is in Aquarius in Purvabhadrapad Nakshatra which will be very sensitive for India and Pakistan both. As per the Koorma Chakra the Purvabhadra Pada Nakshtra signify the North direction. Uttarabhadra Pada also signify this North direction and Saturn at present is transiting in it.

Punjab hit by worst flood in last 40 years

This eclipse will occur on the tenth house (government) from the Taurus ascendant foundation horoscope of independent India (15th August 1947, midnight, Delhi), due to which there may be important changes in the central government in the next 6 months and the stability of the BJP government at the center may also be in danger.

Chart 1. Foundation Horoscope of India

This eclipse will occur in the zodiac sign Aquarius, which is the 8th house from the Moon sign Cancer in the foundation horoscope of India. The Vimshottari Maha Dasha of 12th (losses and espionage) and 7th (war like situation) lord Mars will start from the 9th of September due to which there will be loss of life and property because of some natural disaster in the next 15 days.

People living in the mountains may suffer due to earthquake

According to the ‘Rahu-Chaar’ chapter of the fifth century book Brihat Samhita, if an eclipse occurs in Aquarius, then people living in the mountainous regions suffer. When this lunar eclipse is occurring in Aquarius, then by coincidence, the big planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are in the quadrant (Kendra) from each other. Jupiter, being in Gemini, is in the Kendra of Mars transiting in Virgo. And Saturn, being in Pisces, is forming Samsaptaka Yoga (mutual aspect) with Mars transiting in Virgo. The central position of these big planets at the time of lunar eclipse and the Samsaptaka Yoga of Mercury and Moon also is the possibility of loss of life and property in the Himalayas or Hindukush region due to earthquake, because of which people will suffer in some areas of India and Pakistan. Due to the affliction to the sign Pisces, there will be a possibility of more troubles in the flood-hit Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Rainfall within 3 days may increase problems of these ares. At the time of this lunar eclipse Jupiter aspect the eclipse sign Aquarius and Mercury also aspect the Moon.

Chart 2. Horoscope of Total Lunar Eclipse 7 September 2025

At the time of this lunar eclipse Jupiter aspect the eclipse sign Aquarius and Mercury also aspect the Moon. The asepct of Mars and Saturn on the 8th house is a yoga for loss of lives and properties in a natural disaster.

Pressure on India to make trade deal with America will increase

India has now also joined the list of countries struggling with the ‘trade war’ of US President Donald Trump. America has imposed 50% duty on some important items of export from India like diamonds, jewellery, precious clothes, shoes, leather goods, furniture, sports goods, chemicals etc. from the last week of August. After the upcoming lunar eclipse, America will put heavy pressure on India to make a trade deal and reduce the duty on some of its agricultural products like fruits and nuts, and automobiles, modern weapons and electronics goods etc. and import more from the USA. Under this new policy of pressure in global trade, the US government can also take strict action against the companies of some big industrialists of India.

Chart 3. Horoscope of Gautam Adani

The birth chart of India’s big industrialist Gautam Adani (born 24 June 1962, 5:15 am, Ahmedabad, Gujarat) is of Taurus ascendant, this eclipse will fall on his Moon’s sign Aquarius in the tenth house. This eclipse is falling in Purvabhadrapada Nakshatra, which coincidentally is Gautam Adani’s birth Nakshatra, which can cause him court cases, disputes and health-related problems in the next 6 months.The downfall of Gautam Adani will directly affect the ruling BJP at the center in a very adverse manner.

Israel’s aggression will cause unrest in the Middle East

Since October 2023, Israel has been engaged in destroying the terrorist network of Hamas in the Gaza Strip region. During this time, thousands of innocent civilians in this area also lost their lives in the attacks of the Israeli army, which is being criticized in many countries. According to the Israel Foundation Horoscope (14 May 1948, Tel Aviv at 4 pm), this military operation is now going to reach its final stages, which will not only destroy Hamas but can also prove to be very bad for Israel’s international reputation.

Chart 4 Foundation Horoscope of Israel

In the Israel Foundation Horoscope of Virgo ascendant, the dangerous Vinshottari Dasha of Rahu-Rahu-Mars will run from 1st of September to 29th of October. In the next two months, Israel will capture large areas of Gaza City and can destroy Hamas hideouts with its destructive weapons, which will create an atmosphere of unrest in the entire Middle East Asia. This eclipse is falling in the 6th house from Israel’s Virgo ascendant and it is in the 8th from her natal Moon in Cancer which is not good. At the end of this year, in the Anter Dasha of Jupiter in Rahu Maha Dasha, Israel will end this military campaign, but before that many countries of the world can impose various types of sanctions on it. Jupiter as the lord of the 7th house (war) is in mutual aspect with the 9th lord Venus in Rashi chart. In Navamsha Jupiter is in the 9th house in the foundation horoscope of Israel which indicate the end of its military operation in the end of this year or in early next year in the Anter Dasha of Jupiter in the Maha Dasha of Rahu.

[Hindi] 7 /8 सितम्बर की रात को लगेगा साल का आखिरी चंद्रग्रहण, जाने क्या होगा देश-दुनियाँ पर असर ?

Total Lunar Eclipse of 14th of March 2025 – What it foretells for the USA and rest of the world ?

March 4, 2025 By Sachin Malhotra

This year, the biggest lunar eclipse of the last three years will be seen in America at the midnight of 13/14 March, during which the color of the Moon will appear somewhat red. According to the astronomy experts , this lunar eclipse is the biggest total lunar eclipse after the lunar eclipse visible in the year 2022. The total duration of this full lunar eclipse will be 3 hours and 38 minutes. According to the classical text of mundane astrology in Hindi named ‘Adbhut Sagar’ , ” Should the Moon is seen in red color in the night sky , then it is bad for the king and disastrous for the country. The crown prince and the commander are killed. The people are unrighteous, that is, big scandals emerge in the society.” Since this total lunar eclipse is especially visible in the continent of America and Australia, then the security of big officials and ministers there can be a big threat in the next 3 months.

If seen from the point of view of transit principals , then at the time of this lunar eclipse, the royal sign Leo is afflicted which indicate a big leaders will suffer and heart disease and stomach diseases will increase among the common people. At the time of the lunar eclipse, the position of Saturn will be in Aquarius at close degrees to the Sun. The combustion of Saturn will be bad for masses in general and also for labor class. the

Chart 1. Horoscope of Total Lunar Eclipse

There will be conjunction of the Sun in Aquarius in close degrees with its enemy Saturn , and their combined aspect will afflict the Moon in Leo and bring about major seasonal changes like intense heat in some places and abnormal rainfall in some places, which will particularly affect India. Immediately after the eclipse, the number of patients suffering from stomach diseases, infections, fever etc. will increase in North and Central parts of India due to seasonal changes. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh may experience higher than the normal temperature for the season due to the influence of malefic planets on the Leo and Virgo signs. Abnormal rainfall may occur in some areas of South India and Odisha and Andhra Pradesh as transiting Venus, Mercury and Rahu in watery sign Pisces indicates.

USA may impose trade tariff on India

After taking oath on the 20th of January this year, Donald Trump unexpectedly stopped military and financial aid to many of his allied nations particularly to Ukraine. Donald Trump is now following the advice of former secretary of state Henry Kissinger who had pushed Trump to work with Russia in order to contain China. Henry Kissinger has given this suggestion to Donald Trump during his first tenure in 2016. Interestingly it was Kissinger who had pushed Richard Nixon towards making diplomatic relations with China in 1970’s so that USA can isolate Soviet Union then. Now Donald Trump’s potential strategy is to have good relations with Putin’s Russia to contain the rising influence of China which is the bigger enemy of USA at present particularly after COVID 19.

The stock market of America is on the decline since Donald Trump imposed additional trade tariff on Canada, Mexico and China. Now on the night of 14 March, when the eclipse will occur in Leo, it will afflict the birth ascendant of Donald Trump (born on 14 June 1946 in New York at 10:52 am).In the foundation horoscope of Independent India (15 August 1947, midnight, Delhi) the Moon is in Cancer, due to which the eclipsed Moon in the second house of wealth can harm India’s economic interests.

Chart 2. Horoscope of Donald Trump

Donald Trump can put pressure on India to open its market more liberally for American products by imposing trade duty. The condition of the Indian stock market can also remain somewhat unstable in the second fortnight of March month. The Vimshottari Dasha of Jupiter-Venus-Sun from 16th of March 2025 to 3rd of May 2025 is bad for Donald Trump’s health.

Danger of cyclone and abnormal rainfall

The horoscope of the lunar eclipse of 14th of March will be made at 2:53 am according to the local time of USA at Washington DC , when the Sagittarius ascendant would be rising at the capital city. At the time of eclipse, the Moon will be in Uttara-Phalguni Nakshatra, which indicates the south direction as per the Kurma Chakra. Due to a sea storm in the Gulf of Mexico in the south of the United States, there may be loss of life and property in some cities of America and Mexico in the next 30 days. There will be a possibility of some damage to crops due to abnormal rainfall in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the south-east of India. l The conjunction of Mercury and Venus with Rahu at the time of eclipse is creating turmoil in the business world and the possibility of sex scandals.

[Hindi] 14 मार्च को अमेरिका में दिखा रहा है साल का सबसे बड़ा चंद्र ग्रहण, जाने क्या होगा देश-दुनियाँ पर इसका असर !

Lunar Eclipse of 31 January 2018 and forecast for India

January 27, 2018 By Sachin Malhotra

The first lunar eclipse of the year falling on the 31st of January has become a matter of curiosity for the astronomers as the Moon on that day will be closest to the earth in its orbit, which is called super-moon, and it will look a bit ‘reddish’ at the time when shadow of earth will fall on it. From the point of view of astrology this eclipse will bring rain , snowfall and very pleasant weather as Moon will be in square with three benefic planets namely Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. The rain in the lunar month of ‘Magha’ will be beneficial for the farmers of India who are waiting for the Rabi crops to be getting mature for harvesting.

The horoscope of the lunar eclipse of 31st of January 2018 shows that it will generally be good for Indian economy. The central government may propose some new measures to increase the FDI (foreign direct investments) in new sectors like Railway, Tourism, hotel , banking etc. Now let us see the horoscope of the lunar eclipse of 31st of January 2018 given below.

Lunar Eclipse

31 January 2018, 18:56 hours at Delhi

The horoscope of lunar eclipse is caste for the moment when the luminaries Sun and Moon are at the exact degree opposition. This is the time when the new fortnight begin just after the full Moon. This chart normally gives the trends for the next 15 days, however in case of a long duration eclipse its effect are visible for next few months. At the time of this lunar eclipse the Moon will be visible a bit ‘red’ in its shade which as per the classical text of Hindu astrology is bad for the warriors (Kshatriya’s) on the earth and may produce more violent incident than the normal. Since this eclipse will be visible in the North-America, Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia and India so such higher number of violent incident can be expected in next 15 days at these places.

Apart from this there will be snow fall and rain in the Norther hemisphere countries like USA, Canada, Europe and Russia. Immediately after eclipse there will be heavy snowfall in these areas giving chilling weather. In Australia there will be rain in some areas giving relief from hot summer.

Cyclonic Storm Expected in Indian Ocean

The lunar eclipse falling in the watery sign Cancer is getting the aspects from the watery planets Mercury and Venus which shows that there could be more than normal rain at coastal areas due to some cyclonic storm. A low pressure in the Indian ocean may bring heavy rains in the bay of Bengal which will affect the West Bengal and Odisha.

Mars in the watery sign Scorpio shows possible snow falls in the north direction which indicates Himalayan region. In the next 15 days of this eclipse there could be more incidents of snowfall in the Himalayan states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand. In the northern plains the light rainfall will reduce the pollution and make the weather very pleasant. The fall in temperature and winter rain in the first week of February will be good for Indian farmers.

The aspect of Mercury , Venus and Sun on the Moon at the time of eclipse shows that coming days will be good for jewellery business, cotton traders, clothes merchant, fisherman and merchant navy peoples.

Disinvestment and privatization will be opposed in India

The concentration of planets in the 6th house of the horoscope of lunar eclipse shows that in next few days there will be strikes by some section of trade unions opposing disinvestment plans of the government in various sectors. Modi government has already announced the disinvestment policy for Indian Airlines and soon it may open some other sectors for privatization which will instigate the trade unions. There will be demand for labour reforms in the country after these strikes and strife by the trade unions. Indian railway and the banking sector will be next inline for privatization.

Bhriat Samhita views on an eclipse in Cancer sign

As per the Bhriat Samhita of Varahmihira an eclipse in Cancer sign can give troubles to Yadava’s (Ahir’s), tribes living in jungles , wrestlers and body builders, Rajasthan ( Matasya) , Haryana (Kuru) , Punjab ( Panchal) and it will increase the prices of cereals. The eclipse falling in the lunar month of ‘Magha’ gives troubles to the people living in Bengal and Odisha. A cyclonic storm may bring heavy rain in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha in next 15 days.