On the 28th of February 2026 at 09:30 a.m. Iran local time the supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei was taking a meeting along with the high profile military and civilian leadership. A surprise air strike by USA and Israel hit the secure Presidential office in Tehran and killed Ali Khamenei and many others. In about 24 hours USA and Israel have reportedly dropped 1200 bombs at various locations in Iran killing many key family members and associates of Ali Khamenei. In the April 2025 issue of the Express Star Teller Magazine i had forecast a very critical time for Ali Khamenei regime in my write-up “Saturn-Rahu Conjunction in Pisces and Danger for Iran”. Using Hindu New Year horoscope 2025-26 for Iran i had predicted a major danger for Ali Khamenei any time before March 2026.
After the tragic death of Ali Hosseini Khamenei many public protests are taking place in various countries in Asia where Shia Muslims people lives.
In my article “Iran -Israel War and Middle East Tensions” posted on this blog on 18th of June 2025 i had also discussed in depth the foundation horoscope of Israel’s notorious secret agency Mossad and its controversial Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The readers may go through their charts at given below post.
Iran Israel War and Middle East Tensions
Now the upcoming lunar eclipse of 3rd of March will fall in Leo sign which is the rising sign of the USA President Donald Trump (born 14 June 1946, 10:52 a.m. at Queens, New York, USA) and it is the 10th house of power in the birth chart of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949, 10:15 a.m. at Tel Aviv, Israel). The impact of this Lunar Eclipse will bring down the popularity of both Donald Trump and Bejamin Netanyahu in their respective countries. The war which USA and Israel has waged against the Iran will run longer than expected due to the effects of this total lunar eclipse.
Chart 1. Horoscope of Total Lunar Eclipse 3 March 2026
As per the Brihat Samhita “Rahu-Chaar-Adhyay” if at the time of the lunar or solar eclipse Mars aspect the Sun and/or the Moon then it gives fear from the war, robbers and fire accident. Since at the time of the lunar eclipse of the 3rd of March 2026 Mars will be associated with the Sun and Rahu and it is giving its 7th aspect to the Moon so the current Middle East war is likely to get intensified. Mars will remain in Aquarius sign till the 2nd of April by which we don’t foresee any major relief for Iran as the relentless and brutal air strikes of USA and Israel are likely to continue.
After 2nd of April Mars will move into Pisces and get into a conjunction with natural malefic Saturn. In the foundation horoscope of Iran (1 April 1979, 15:00 hours at Tehran, Iran) the Vimshottari Dasha of Jupiter-Rahu-Saturn from 14th of February 2026 to 3rd of July 2026 will be very fatal and destructive for the country. The pro Islamic Republic regime forces can indulge into guerilla war fare against USA-Israel army which make this country destabilized in the longer period.
Chart 2. Foundation Horoscope of Iran
The total lunar eclipse of the 3rd of March 2026 is falling in Leo the 2nd house (a Maraka Bhava) in the foundation horoscope of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The eclipse is falling in the Purva Phalguni Nakshatra where natural malefic Saturn and Rahu are placed in the foundation chart of Iran. The Vimshottari Dasha of Jupiter-Rahu-Saturn will surely bring a change of regime in the country in any case before the end of this year or even before July. The Pratyanter Dasha lord Saturn is taking the lordship of the 7th house of war in Rashi and 8th house of national mourning. In current USA-Israel combine air strikes at least 48 top leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been killed.
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The lunar eclipse is going to occur on Tuesday, March 3rd, the upcoming Falgun Purnima (i.e. Full Moon of the lunar Month of Falguna) . This lunar eclipse will be fully visible in China, Russia, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asian countries, Australia, North America, and South America. However, in India, it will be visible only a short while after the rising of the Moon in the sky. According to Indian Standard Time, this lunar eclipse on March 3rd will touch at 3:20 pm, peak at 5:04 pm, and end at 6:47 pm. In the states of Northeast India, such as Assam, eastern Bengal, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur, this lunar eclipse will be visible for a longer period, hence its impact will be greater there.
Lunar Eclipse will be bad for these professional
The rulers of these countries will face trouble after the lunar eclipse
During the lunar eclipse on March 3rd, the Moon will form an inauspicious conjunction with Ketu in Leo, and will be aspected by the Sun, Mars, and Mercury from the seventh house. The foundation horoscope of USA (July 4, 1976, 10:20 am, Philadelphia) is of Leo ascendant, in which the Moon, the ruler of the twelfth house (loss), is placed in the seventh house (sex scandals, war and immorality) in the Dhanishtha Nakshatra in Aquarius. At the time of the eclipse, the ascendant of the foundation horoscope of USA And the affliction on the seventh house could lead to more military aggression against Iran. This eclipse, afflicting the ascendant in the Leo ruled birth chart of US President Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, at 10:52 am in New York), which will prove inauspicious for him. Major public protests against Donald Trump’s government are also possible in the US over the next three months.
This lunar eclipse will fall in the eighth house of the Capricorn ascendant foundation horoscopes of both Ukraine and China, which is troublesome for the rulers of these two countries. In China’s foundation horoscope (October 1st , 1949, 3:15 pm in Peking), the Maha Dasha of the 6th and 9th lord Mercury and the Anter Dasha of 8th lord the Sun is running at present. With the Sun being the lord of the eighth house, Chinese President Xi Jinping will face significant difficulties immediately after the eclipse. In Russia’s foundation horoscope (June 12th , 1990, at 1:45 pm in Moscow), the Moon is in Capricorn and this lunar eclipse in the eighth house in Leo is likely to play a role in the Ukraine war. There are astrological indications that the embattled Russian army will face a major setback in the next three months.
The conflict between the ruling party and the opposition in India will escalate
At the time of the lunar eclipse on March 3rd , Leo ascendant will be rising according to Indian Standard time. In the eclipse horoscope, the conjunction of Venus, the lord of the tenth house (royal power), in the eighth house with the malefic planet Saturn, the lord of the seventh house of immorality, and the conjunction of the malefic planets Mars and Rahu with the Sun (king), and Mercury in the seventh house will make the central government to face a major crisis due to a major scandal in the next three months. The Moon, the lord of the twelfth house of losses, looking at the seventh house in the eclipse horoscope, is an astrological indication of strained relations between India and some countries on the issue of current Middle East war. Political debates between the ruling party and the opposition will increase unusually over issues related to the trade deal with the United States, the Epstein Files scandal, and India’s foreign policy.
The eclipse occurring in Leo, the fiery sign, will result in unusually high temperatures in many Indian states in March and April months. Leo sign rule forest and since Mars aspect the Leo so fires will occur in forest in North India in the next 45 days because of the eclipse effects. Fires or violent incidents may occur in California and Chicago in the US as these areas come under the effects of Leo sign.
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