Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

The Imperishable Third · Golden Day of Eternal Merit

Saturday, 5 May 1973

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 begins4 May, 7:29 PM

Ends5 May, 4:07 PM

ObservanceMadhyāhna, midday worship

By local reckoning this is kept on Friday, 4 May or Saturday, 5 May 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 (5 May 1973)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:57 AM73° ENE

Sunset6:35 PM287° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise8:01 AM65° ENE

Moonset9:23 PM295° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

9:06 AM – 10:41 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:51 PM – 3:25 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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