Deities of the Day
Saturday, 16 July 2016 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action
Lord Mahāviṣṇu (Hari)
Lord Viṣṇu sustains all living beings in peace, receiving the fruit of the fasting vow and granting spiritual liberation.
ॐ विष्णवे नमः
oṁ viṣṇave namaḥMahāvīra Hanumān
Saturday is ruled by Saturn, fostering spiritual discipline, humility, patience, and unyielding perseverance under the protection of Hanumān.
ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः · ॐ हनुमते नमः
oṁ śaṁ śanaiścarāya namaḥKarka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Saturday, 16 July 2016
The Sun crosses at 10:15 AM, your local time
The Sun reaches its northern limit and turns south: Dakṣiṇāyana begins, the half-year held to be the "night of the gods." It is the counterpart of Makara Saṅkrānti and the start of the monsoon-season reckoning.
What is done, Kept with charity and the remembrance of ancestors (tarpaṇa); a turning-point for vows and the cāturmāsya season.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
9:13 AM – 10:49 AM
2:01 PM – 3:37 PM
12:01 PM – 12:49 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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