Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

The Imperishable Third · Golden Day of Eternal Merit

Saturday, 16 April 1763

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 begins15 Apr, 7:43 PM

Ends16 Apr, 8:50 PM

ObservanceMadhyāhna, midday worship

By local reckoning this is kept on Friday, 15 April or Saturday, 16 April across the world, the date above is for your location.

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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Today's Sky (16 April 1763)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:30 AM80° E

Sunset6:55 PM281° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise8:17 AM67° ENE

Moonset9:27 PM295° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

9:36 AM – 11:09 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:16 PM – 3:49 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:18 PM – 1:06 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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