Date: september 7, 2025 (Sunday)
Special Note: This year, Purnima Shradh coincides with a lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), which has raised doubts among devotees about when to perform Shradh, Tarpan and Pitru Puja.
🕑 Key Timings
🌑 Lunar Eclipse
Begins: 9:58 PM (Sept 7)
Ends: 1:26 AM (Sept 8)
⚠️ Sutak Period (Eclipse Inauspicious Time)
Starts: 12:57 PM (Sept 7)
Ends: Eclipse conclusion (1:26 AM, Sept 8)
👉 During Sutak, all religious rituals including Shradh & Tarpan are prohibited.
✅ Shradh Mu
hurat (Before Sutak)
Best Time (Kutup Kaal): 11:53 AM – 12:44 PM (Sept 7)
Other option: Morning hours before 12:57 PM.
🔱 What Devotees Should Do
Before 12:57 PM (Shradh Rituals Allowed)
Perform Pitru Tarpan and Shradh rituals.
Offer food, water, and prayers to ancestors.
Feed Brahmins, cows, or the poor in their name.
After 12:57 PM (Sutak Period Begins)
Rituals are not allowed, but devotees can still:
🙏 Do daan (charity) in ancestors’ name.
📿 Chant Pitru Mantras.
🕯️ Offer silent prayers for departed souls.
✨ Key Takeaway
For Purnima Shradh 2025, complete all rituals before 12:57 PM on september 7.
Most auspicious window: 11:53 AM – 12:44 PM.
After Sutak, focus on charity and mantra chanting for blessings.
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