Rakṣā Bandhan / Śrāvaṇī Pūrṇimā
Sacred Bond of Protection, Upākarma, and Sanskrit Day
Thursday, 13 August 1772
From the pañchāṅga
By local reckoning this is kept on Wednesday, 12 August or Thursday, 13 August across the world, the date above is for your location.
How it is observed
No fast, the rakṣā thread is tied by sisters on brothers for protection; brahmins renew the sacred thread (Upākarma) on this day.
Siṁha Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Siṁha
Thursday, 13 August 1772
The Sun crosses at 6:18 AM, your local time
The Sun enters Siṁha (Leo). In parts of the south it opens a month of special charity and offerings to the family deity.
What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
2:21 PM – 3:56 PM
6:30 AM – 8:04 AM
12:23 PM – 1:11 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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