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Friday, 14 March 1980

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Mīna Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Mīna

Friday, 14 March 1980

The Sun crosses at 5:49 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Mīna (Pisces), the last sign, the solar year drawing toward its close before it begins again at Meṣa.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

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VrataFasting day

Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 14 March 1980

Lord Śiva dancing the cosmic Sandhyā Tāṇḍava at twilight on Mount Kailāsa worshipped by devas and sages
Pradoṣa Kāla: Lord Śiva performs the sacred Sandhyā Tāṇḍava at twilight on Trayodaśī, bestowing divine grace and dispelling all sins.

From the pañchāṅga

Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī begins14 Mar, 10:53 AM
Ends15 Mar, 7:43 AM
ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The waning Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. Worship is offered in the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, when Śiva is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

How to keep the fast

A fast is kept through the day; Śiva is worshipped in the pradoṣa-kāla, the hour and a half around sunset, when he is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

Breaking the fast, Broken after the pradoṣa-kāla (sunset) worship.

Today's Sky (14 March 1980)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:27 AM92° E
Sunset6:30 PM268° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise4:10 AM106° ESE
Moonset4:10 PM256° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

10:58 AM – 12:28 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:29 PM – 4:59 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:04 PM – 12:52 PM

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

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