Ananta Caturdaśī

Wednesday, 21 September 2287

Lord Ananta Padmanābha on the fourteen-hooded serpent Śeṣanāga as King Yudhiṣṭhira and Draupadī observe Ananta Vrata — Ananta Caturdaśī: Worship of the infinite Lord Ananta Padmanābha with the tying of the sacred fourteen-knotted crimson Ananta-sūtra.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Caturdaśī begins20 Sep, 11:25 PM

Ends21 Sep, 9:54 PM

ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

How to keep the fast

Worship of Ananta-Viṣṇu with the tying of the fourteen-knotted sacred thread (ananta-sūtra); many keep a fast through the day. It is also the day the Gaṇeśa festival ends in immersion.

Breaking the fast, Broken after the Ananta worship.

Read Festival Significance→

SaṅkrāntiWorship · no fast

Kanyā Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Kanyā

Wednesday, 21 September 2287

The Sun crosses at 5:15 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.

All 12 Solar Transits→

Today's Sky (21 September 2287)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:08 AM89° E

Sunset6:17 PM271° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:21 PM95° E

Moonset4:45 AM262° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:12 PM – 1:43 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:39 AM – 9:10 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:48 AM – 12:36 PM

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

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