Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

The Imperishable Third · Golden Day of Eternal Merit

Monday, 9 May 2016

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 begins8 May, 5:51 PM

Ends9 May, 2:52 PM

ObservanceMadhyāhna, midday worship

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 8 May or Monday, 9 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 (9 May 2016)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:55 AM72° ENE

Sunset6:36 PM288° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise8:16 AM71° ENE

Moonset9:21 PM289° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

7:30 AM – 9:05 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:41 AM – 12:16 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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