Karka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Sunday, 13 July 1766
The Sun crosses at 9:04 AM, 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
Sunday, 13 July 1766
From the pañchāṅga
The waxing Ṣaṣṭhī sacred to Skanda (Murugan / Kārttikeya), kept by his devotees with fasting and worship.
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
5:37 PM – 7:13 PM
12:48 PM – 2:24 PM
12:24 PM – 1:12 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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