Deities of the Day
Saturday, 14 January 2023 · 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 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 namaḥMakara Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Makara
Saturday, 14 January 2023
The Sun crosses at 8:45 PM, your local time
The Sun reaches its southern limit and turns north: Uttarāyaṇa begins, the most auspicious turn of the year. Kept as Makara Saṅkrānti across the north, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri in the Punjab, Magh Bihu in Assam, Uttarāyaṇ in Gujarat, the great harvest festival. In the Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma held back his death on the arrow-bed to leave his body once Uttarāyaṇa had come.
What is done, A pre-dawn bath (the Gaṅgā-snāna and the Kumbha bathing are timed to it), sesame-and-jaggery (til-gud) shared with the words "speak sweetly," charity, and the harvest feast, Pongal cooked till it boils over, for plenty.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
9:36 AM – 11:02 AM
1:54 PM – 3:20 PM
12:04 PM – 12:52 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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