Vasanta Pañcamī / Sarasvatī Pūjā
Appearance of Goddess Sarasvatī and the sacred dawn of spring
Sunday, 12 February 1978
From the pañchāṅga
By local reckoning this is kept on Saturday, 11 February or Sunday, 12 February across the world, the date above is for your location.
How it is observed
Sarasvatī is worshipped with offerings of yellow; an auspicious day to begin a child’s first letters and for music and study. Yellow is worn.
Kumbha Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Kumbha
Sunday, 12 February 1978
The Sun crosses at 8:35 PM, your local time
The Sun enters Kumbha (Aquarius), opening the Kumbha month, a time of bathing-pilgrimage; the Māgha Melā falls in this period.
What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
4:57 PM – 6:24 PM
12:33 PM – 2:01 PM
12:09 PM – 12:57 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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