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Wednesday, 11 June 1777

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Mithuna Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Mithuna

Wednesday, 11 June 1777

The Sun crosses at 5:44 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Mithuna (Gemini). In Odisha it is kept as Raja Saṅkrānti, honouring the earth.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

All 12 Solar Transits→
VrataFasting day

Ṣaṣṭhī

Sacred to Skanda

Wednesday, 11 June 1777

Lord Skanda (Kārttikeya) on His peacock bearer with the divine Vel spear of wisdom
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī: Lord Subrahmaṇya bearing the golden Vel spear of courage and divine illumination.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī begins10 Jun, 2:05 PM
Ends11 Jun, 2:44 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

The waxing Ṣaṣṭhī sacred to Skanda (Murugan / Kārttikeya), kept by his devotees with fasting and worship.

How to keep the fast

A fast with worship of Skanda, Murugan, Kārttikeya, kept especially in the Tamil tradition; the Ṣaṣṭhī of Kārtika is the great Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī.

Breaking the fast, Broken on the day the śukla Ṣaṣṭhī prevails at sunrise, after worship.

Today's Sky (11 June 1777)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:15 AM66° ENE
Sunset7:08 PM294° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise11:27 AM75° ENE
Moonset12:15 AM283° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

12:42 PM – 2:18 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:52 AM – 9:28 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:18 PM – 1:06 PM

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

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