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Wednesday, 17 September 2070

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Kanyā Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Kanyā

Wednesday, 17 September 2070

The Sun crosses at 2:33 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Kanyā (Virgo). Kept in some regions as Viśvakarmā Pūjā, honouring the craftsman of the gods.

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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Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 17 September 2070

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

Śukla Trayodaśī begins17 Sep, 2:41 PM
Ends18 Sep, 2:48 PM
ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. The hour and a half around sunset, the pradoṣa-kāla, is kept for his worship; the fast is broken after.

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, his most auspicious window. It takes a special name from its weekday (Soma, Bhauma, Śani Pradoṣa).

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

Today's Sky (17 September 2070)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:08 AM88° E
Sunset6:19 PM272° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise4:05 PM101° E
Moonset3:18 AM257° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

12:14 PM – 1:45 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:39 AM – 9:11 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:50 AM – 12:38 PM

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

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