Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

The Imperishable Third · Golden Day of Eternal Merit

Monday, 8 May 1769

Goddess Mahālakṣmī, Lord Kubera, and Lord Viṣṇu bestowing inexhaustible abundance through the divine Akṣaya Pātra — The Imperishable Third: Goddess Mahālakṣmī and Lord Kubera bless the overflowing Akṣaya Pātra as devotees perform sacred charity (dāna).

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Tṛtīyā begins7 May, 11:25 PM

Ends8 May, 8:02 PM

ObservanceMadhyāhna, midday worship

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 7 May or Monday, 8 May across the world, the date above is for your location.

Observed on the day Tṛtīyā prevails at midday; some traditions instead take the sunrise tithi, which can fall a day apart in some years.

How it is observed

No fast: the “imperishable third” is kept by beginning auspicious things, giving in charity (dāna), and worshipping Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī; whatever is begun or given today is said never to diminish.

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Today's Sky (8 May 1769)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:19 AM72° ENE

Sunset6:59 PM288° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise8:18 AM66° ENE

Moonset9:37 PM294° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

7:54 AM – 9:29 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:04 AM – 12:39 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:15 PM – 1:03 PM

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

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