Karka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Friday, 16 July 2021
The Sun crosses at 4:53 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.
Ṣaṣṭhī
Sacred to Skanda (Murugan)
Friday, 16 July 2021
From the pañchāṅga
Shashti Vrat, the monthly fast on the śukla Ṣaṣṭhī sacred to Skanda (Murugan / Kārttikeya). Dates, timings, and how it is observed, computed for your location.
How to keep the fast
A fast with worship of Skanda, Murugan, Kārttikeya, kept especially in the Tamil tradition; the Ṣaṣṭhī of Kārtika is the great Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī.
Breaking the fast, Broken on the day the śukla Ṣaṣṭhī prevails at sunrise, after worship.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
10:49 AM – 12:25 PM
3:37 PM – 5:14 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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