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Hanumān Jayantī

Caitra Pūrṇimā

Tuesday, 14 April 2071

Divine child Hanumān leaping toward the rising golden sun at dawn on Caitra Pūrṇimā as Añjanā, Vāyu, and devas rejoice
Hanumān Jayantī: The miraculous birth of Hanumān on Caitra Pūrṇimā as the radiant child leaps toward the golden dawn sun.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins13 Apr, 7:56 PM
Ends14 Apr, 7:26 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

How it is observed

The appearance of Hanumān, kept with recitation of the Hanumān Cālīsā and Sundara-kāṇḍa, temple worship, and offerings of vermilion and oil.

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Meṣa Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Meṣa

Tuesday, 14 April 2071

The Sun crosses at 10:19 PM, your local time

The Sun enters Meṣa (Aries), the first sign of the zodiac, and the solar year begins again. Across the south and east this is the solar New Year, Viṣu in Kerala, Puthāṇḍu in Tamil Nadu, Vaiśākhī in the Punjab, Poila Boishakh in Bengal, Bohag Bihu in Assam, one transit kept under many names.

What is done, In Kerala the first thing seen on waking is the Viṣukkaṇi, an arrangement of auspicious things laid out the night before; elsewhere the day is kept with bathing, charity, and the new-year feast.

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Today's Sky (14 April 2071)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:07 AM80° E
Sunset6:32 PM280° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:27 PM98° E
Moonset5:49 AM264° W
Rāhu Kāla

3:26 PM – 4:59 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:13 AM – 10:46 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:56 AM – 12:44 PM

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

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