Deities of the Day
Wednesday, 20 September 2276 · Conjunction of Moon Consciousness & Sun Action
Lord Mahāviṣṇu (Hari)
Lord Viṣṇu sustains all living beings in peace, receiving the fruit of the fasting vow and granting spiritual liberation.
ॐ विष्णवे नमः
oṁ viṣṇave namaḥLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Wednesday is ruled by Mercury, patronizing eloquent speech, sharp intellect, analytical clarity, and divine wisdom of the Bhagavad Gītā.
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः
oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya namaḥKanyā Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Kanyā
Wednesday, 20 September 2276
The Sun crosses at 9:30 AM, 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.
Wednesday, 20 September (today, in the ancient reckoning)
- Cosmic Time
अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे
adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde
- Calendrical Time
शालिवाहन शके २१९८ · अनल संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · शरद् ऋतौ
śālivāhana śake 2198 · Anala saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Śarad ṛtau
- Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः
आश्विन मासे · शुक्ल पक्षे · द्वादशी तिथौ · बुध वासरे · श्रवण नक्षत्रे · अतिगण्ड योगे · बालव करणे
Āśvina māse · Śukla pakṣe · Dvādaśī tithau · Budha vāsare · Śravaṇa nakṣatre · Atigaṇḍa yoge · Bālava karaṇe
- Sacred Locality
जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*
jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)
*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.
What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time
The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.
Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)
Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.
Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)
Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).
Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)
Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.
Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose
All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.
The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
12:13 PM – 1:44 PM
7:39 AM – 9:10 AM
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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