Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

The Imperishable Third · Golden Day of Eternal Merit

Friday, 14 May 2021

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 begins14 May, 5:39 AM

Ends15 May, 8:00 AM

ObservanceMadhyāhna, midday worship

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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SaṅkrāntiWorship · no fast

Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha

Friday, 14 May 2021

The Sun crosses at 11:25 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha (Taurus), opening the second solar month.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

All 12 Solar Transits→

Today's Sky (14 May 2021)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:54 AM71° ENE

Sunset6:37 PM289° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise7:37 AM66° ENE

Moonset8:51 PM295° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

10:40 AM – 12:16 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:26 PM – 5:02 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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