Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Lakṣmī Pūjā

Rāsa Līlā of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the Night of Ambrosial Moonbeams

Friday, 8 October 1976

Goddess Mahālakṣmī showering golden coins under the radiant autumn full moon as families keep vigil with kheer — Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā: Goddess Mahālakṣmī traverses the silver moonlit sky bestowing fortune on wakeful devotees offering bowls of kheer.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins7 Oct, 8:13 AM

Ends8 Oct, 10:25 AM

ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Thursday, 7 October or Friday, 8 October across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

The brightest full moon: kheer is left out in the moonlight overnight and shared, and Lakṣmī is welcomed on the night she walks asking “ko jāgarti?” (who is awake?).

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Today's Sky (8 October 1976)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:09 AM96° E

Sunset6:05 PM264° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise6:10 PM81° E

Moonset6:03 AM277° W

Rāhu Kāla

10:37 AM – 12:07 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:06 PM – 4:35 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:43 AM – 12:31 PM

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

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