Presiding Deities of the Day
Friday, 13 April 2012 · Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī
Goddess Mahālakṣmī
Friday is ruled by Venus, inviting beauty, spiritual generosity, domestic harmony, and the radiant blessings of Goddess Lakṣmī.
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
oṁ śrīṁ mahālakṣmyai namaḥBhagavān Rudra / Mātā Durgā
Rudra and Durgā dissolve negative impressions, bestow transformative spiritual courage, and shield against adversity.
ॐ नमः शिवाय · ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
oṁ namaḥ śivāya · oṁ duṁ durgāyai namaḥMeṣa Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Meṣa
Friday, 13 April 2012
The Sun crosses at 7:19 PM, your local time
The Sun enters Meṣa (Aries), the first sign of the zodiac, and the solar year begins again. Across the south and east this is the solar New Year, Viṣu in Kerala, Puthāṇḍu in Tamil Nadu, Vaiśākhī in the Punjab, Poila Boishakh in Bengal, Bohag Bihu in Assam, one transit kept under many names.
What is done, In Kerala the first thing seen on waking is the Viṣukkaṇi, an arrangement of auspicious things laid out the night before; elsewhere the day is kept with bathing, charity, and the new-year feast.
Friday, 13 April 2012 (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
In Śveta-varāha kalpa, Vaivasvata manvantara, and the first quarter of Kali-yuga, in the eternal presence of the Supreme Lord...
- Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके १९३४ · नन्दन संवत्सरे · उत्तरायणे · वसन्त ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 1934 · Nandana saṁvatsare · Uttarāyaṇe · Vasanta ṛtau
In the sacred cycle of the Śaka era, current Jovian year (Saṁvatsara), solar transit (Ayana), and season (Ṛtu)...
- Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · Pañcāṅga Kāla (Daily Alignments)
वैशाख मासे · कृष्ण पक्षे · अष्टमी तिथौ · शुक्र वासरे · पूर्वाषाढा नक्षत्रे · शिव योगे · बालव करणे
Vaiśākha māse · Kṛṣṇa pakṣe · Aṣṭamī tithau · Śukra vāsare · Pūrvāṣāḍhā nakṣatre · Śiva yoge · Bālava karaṇe
In this sacred lunar month, fortnight, lunar day, weekday, birth star, yoga, and karaṇa...
- Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)
In Jambūdvīpa, the sacred land of Bhāratavarṣa (India)...
*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.
What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time▾
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).
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.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
10:47 AM – 12:20 PM
3:26 PM – 4:59 PM
11:56 AM – 12:44 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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