Karka Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Karka
Monday, 17 July 2079
The Sun crosses at 1:36 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.
Sankaṣṭī Caturthī
Sacred to Gaṇeśa
Monday, 17 July 2079
From the pañchāṅga
Sankashti Chaturthi: the monthly fast of Lord Gaṇeśa on the kṛṣṇa Caturthī, observed until moonrise. Dates, timings, and candrodaya observance, computed for your location.
How to keep the fast
A day-long fast dedicated to Lord Gaṇeśa, broken at night only after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya) and offering arghya.
Breaking the fast, Broken at night after sighting the risen moon (candrodaya).
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
7:37 AM – 9:13 AM
10:49 AM – 12:25 PM
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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