Vijayadaśamī / Dussehra

Triumph of Dharma · Slaying of Mahiṣāsura & Rāvaṇa

Monday, 13 October 1766

Lord Śrī Rāma from His golden chariot releasing the Brahmāstra to vanquish the ten-headed demon king Rāvaṇa on the tenth day of victory — Vijayadaśamī (Dussehra): The eternal triumph of light and Dharma as Lord Śrī Rāma fells the ten-headed Rāvaṇa with the celestial Brahmāstra.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Daśamī begins12 Oct, 10:29 PM

Ends13 Oct, 8:09 PM

ObservanceAparāhna, afternoon

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 12 October or Monday, 13 October across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

No fast: the tenth of victory, kept at aparāhna: effigies of Rāvaṇa are burnt, tools and weapons are worshipped (Āyudha Pūjā), and children begin their letters (Vidyārambha).

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Today's Sky (13 October 1766)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:33 AM98° E

Sunset6:25 PM262° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise2:48 PM106° ESE

Moonset1:47 AM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

8:02 AM – 9:31 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:00 AM – 12:29 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:05 PM – 12:53 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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