Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
The Sun enters Vṛṣabha
Thursday, 19 May 2287
The Sun crosses at 3:48 AM, your local time
The Sun enters Vṛṣabha (Taurus), opening the second solar month.
What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.
Ṣaṣṭhī
Sacred to Skanda
Thursday, 19 May 2287
From the pañchāṅga
The waxing Ṣaṣṭhī sacred to Skanda (Murugan / Kārttikeya), kept by his devotees with fasting and worship.
How to keep the fast
A fast with worship of Skanda, Murugan, Kārttikeya, kept especially in the Tamil tradition; the Ṣaṣṭhī of Kārtika is the great Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī.
Breaking the fast, Broken on the day the śukla Ṣaṣṭhī prevails at sunrise, after worship.
Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas
1:52 PM – 3:27 PM
5:53 AM – 7:29 AM
11:52 AM – 12:40 PM
Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.
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