Sankaṣṭī Caturthī

Sacred to Gaṇeśa

Wednesday, 20 August 1788

Lord Gaṇeśa worshipped with modakas and sacred lamps as the moon rises in the evening sky — Sankaṣṭī Caturthī: Worship of Lord Gaṇapati on the waning fourth tithi, breaking the day-long fast at moonrise (candrodaya).

From the pañchāṅga

Kṛṣṇa Caturthī begins20 Aug, 8:59 AM

Ends21 Aug, 9:58 AM

ObservanceFast broken at moonrise (chandrodaya)

Gaṇeśa’s monthly fast in the waning fortnight, observed until the moon rises at night to overcome all obstacles and distress.

How to keep the fast

A day-long fast dedicated to Lord Gaṇeśa, broken at night only after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya) and offering arghya.

Breaking the fast, Broken at night after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya).

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सङ्कल्पः·SAṄKALPAḤ

Wednesday, 20 August (today, in the ancient reckoning)

Cosmic Time
अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे
adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde
Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके १७१० · कीलक संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · वर्षा ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 1710 · Kīlaka saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Varṣā ṛtau
Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः
भाद्रपद मासे · कृष्ण पक्षे · तृतीया तिथौ · बुध वासरे · उत्तर भाद्रपदा नक्षत्रे · शूल योगे · विष्टि करणे
Bhādrapada māse · Kṛṣṇa pakṣe · Tṛtīyā tithau · Budha vāsare · Uttara Bhādrapadā nakṣatre · Śūla yoge · Viṣṭi karaṇe
Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे^*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)

*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.

Vedic Understanding

What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time

The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.

Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)

Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.

Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)

Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).

III

Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)

Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.

Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose

All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.

The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.

Today's Sky (20 August 1788)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:30 AM77° ENE

Sunset7:01 PM283° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise9:06 PM82° E

Moonset8:57 AM276° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:45 PM – 2:19 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

8:04 AM – 9:38 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:21 PM – 1:09 PM

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

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