Karka Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Karka

Saturday, 16 July 2022

The Sun crosses at 10:57 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.

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VrataFasting day

Sankaṣṭī Caturthī

Sacred to Gaṇeśa

Saturday, 16 July 2022

Lord Gaṇeśa worshipped with modakas and sacred lamps as the moon rises in the evening sky — Sankaṣṭī Caturthī: Worship of Lord Gaṇapati on the waning fourth tithi, breaking the day-long fast at moonrise (candrodaya).

From the pañchāṅga

Kṛṣṇa Caturthī begins16 Jul, 1:27 PM

Ends17 Jul, 10:49 AM

ObservanceFast broken at moonrise (chandrodaya)

Gaṇeśa’s monthly fast in the waning fortnight, observed until the moon rises at night to overcome all obstacles and distress.

How to keep the fast

A day-long fast dedicated to Lord Gaṇeśa, broken at night only after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya) and offering arghya.

Breaking the fast, Broken at night after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya).

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Today's Sky (16 July 2022)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:01 AM68° ENE

Sunset6:50 PM292° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise9:29 PM105° ESE

Moonset8:29 AM252° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

9:13 AM – 10:49 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:01 PM – 3:37 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

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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