Karka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Wednesday, 16 July 1980
The Sun crosses at 4:49 AM, 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.
Vināyaka Caturthī
Sacred to Gaṇeśa
Wednesday, 16 July 1980
From the pañchāṅga
Gaṇeśa’s monthly fast in the waxing fortnight, observed at midday (madhyāhna) when the Caturthī tithi is worshipped.
How to keep the fast
A fast with worship of Gaṇeśa at madhyāhna (midday) and the offering of modaka, invoking the remover of obstacles before any new undertaking.
Breaking the fast, Broken after the midday (madhyāhna) worship.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
12:25 PM – 2:01 PM
7:37 AM – 9:13 AM
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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