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Sūrya-Candra Darśana · Twin Celestial Order

Deities of the Day

Monday, 16 July 1979 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action

Candra · Moon Day (Tithi)

Bhagavān Rudra / Mātā Durgā

भगवान् रुद्र / माता दुर्गाKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī
Mātā Durgā seated peacefully in benevolent blessing upon lotus
Tithi Presiding Devatā (Aṣṭamī)

Rudra and Durgā dissolve negative impressions, bestow transformative spiritual courage, and shield against adversity.

Tithi Mantra · Lunar Consciousness

ॐ नमः शिवाय · ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः

oṁ namaḥ śivāya · oṁ duṁ durgāyai namaḥ
Sūrya · Sun Day (Vāsara)

Bhagavān Sadāśiva

Candra (Moon)Monday (Somavāra)
Lord Sadāśiva in deep tranquil dhyāna meditation
Solar Day Ruler · Candra (Moon)

Monday is ruled by the Moon, governing emotional equilibrium, memory, contemplation, and peaceful devotion to Lord Śiva.

Vāsara Mantra · Solar Action

ॐ नमः शिवाय

oṁ namaḥ śivāya
SaṅkrāntiWorship · no fast

Karka Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Karka

Monday, 16 July 1979

The Sun crosses at 10:39 PM, 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.

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Today's Sky (16 July 1979)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:00 AM68° ENE
Sunset6:50 PM292° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise12:26 AM83° E
Moonset12:12 PM275° W
Rāhu Kāla

7:36 AM – 9:13 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:49 AM – 12:25 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:01 PM – 12:49 PM

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

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