Deities of the Day
Sunday, 16 July 2017 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action
Sūrya Nārāyaṇa
Lord Sūrya is the visible witness of the universe, source of life, health (ārogya), spiritual effulgence, and truthful living.
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
oṁ sūryāya namaḥBhagavān Sūrya Nārāyaṇa
Sunday is ruled by the Sun, governing inner vitality, truth, leadership, vitality, and soul realization.
ॐ घृणिः सूर्याय नमः
oṁ ghṛṇiḥ sūryāya namaḥKarka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Sunday, 16 July 2017
The Sun crosses at 4:24 PM, 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
5:14 PM – 6:50 PM
12:25 PM – 2:01 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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