Deities of the Day
Friday, 17 April 2285 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action
Lord Mahāviṣṇu (Hari)
Lord Viṣṇu sustains all living beings in peace, receiving the fruit of the fasting vow and granting spiritual liberation.
ॐ विष्णवे नमः
oṁ viṣṇave namaḥGoddess Mahālakṣmī
Friday is ruled by Venus, inviting beauty, spiritual generosity, domestic harmony, and the radiant blessings of Goddess Lakṣmī.
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
oṁ śrīṁ mahālakṣmyai namaḥMeṣa Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Meṣa
Friday, 17 April 2285
The Sun crosses at 7:09 PM, your local time
The Sun enters Meṣa (Aries), the first sign of the zodiac, and the solar year begins again. Across the south and east this is the solar New Year, Viṣu in Kerala, Puthāṇḍu in Tamil Nadu, Vaiśākhī in the Punjab, Poila Boishakh in Bengal, Bohag Bihu in Assam, one transit kept under many names.
What is done, In Kerala the first thing seen on waking is the Viṣukkaṇi, an arrangement of auspicious things laid out the night before; elsewhere the day is kept with bathing, charity, and the new-year feast.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
10:45 AM – 12:19 PM
3:26 PM – 4:59 PM
11:55 AM – 12:43 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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