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Monday, 21 October 2289

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Śāradīya Navarātri · Day 6 of 10
Ṣaṣṭhī

Mā Kātyāyanī

कात्यायनी

The Fierce Destroyer of Injustice and Evil

Classical oil painting of warrior Goddess Katyayani on a roaring lion brandishing Chandrahasa sword in a Vedic forest ashram
Mā Kātyāyanī – Fierce vanquisher of injustice, blessing devotees with victory.
Select Navadurgā Day (1 – 10)Active Today
Today's ColorAuspicious Red (Strength & Protection)
Today's Prasad (Bhōg)Pure Honey & Sweetened Curd
Inner Energy (Chakra)Ājñā (Third Eye Chakra · Light)
Today's PracticeInvoking strength against injustice and inner negativity
Day 6 Navadurgā Mantra

ॐ देवी कात्यायन्यै नमः॥

Om Devī Kātyāyanyai Namaḥ ||

Daily Fasting Guide · One Meal a Day (Ekabhukta)Simple meal after sunset · Water & fruits during daytime
During the DayWater, fresh fruits (apples, bananas, papaya), coconut water, milk, or soaked almonds.
Evening Meal (After Sunset)Simple satvik food cooked in pure cow ghee with rock salt (sendhā namak): samak rice khichdi, kuttu or singhara rotis, or boiled potatoes.
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SaṅkrāntiWorship · no fast

Tulā Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Tulā

Monday, 21 October 2289

The Sun crosses at 5:49 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Tulā (Libra), where day and night stand in balance. Kept as Tulā Saṅkrānti, and as Kati Bihu in Assam, a quieter festival of lamps in the fields and prayers for the ripening crop.

What is done, A bath in sacred water, the Tulā-snāna in the Kāverī is especially honoured, and charity.

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VrataFasting day

Ṣaṣṭhī

Sacred to Skanda

Monday, 21 October 2289

Lord Skanda (Kārttikeya) on His peacock bearer with the divine Vel spear of wisdom
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī: Lord Subrahmaṇya bearing the golden Vel spear of courage and divine illumination.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī begins20 Oct, 5:48 PM
Ends21 Oct, 5:45 PM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

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.

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Today's Sky (21 October 2289)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:10 AM101° E
Sunset5:57 PM259° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise11:12 AM114° ESE
Moonset10:52 PM247° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

7:38 AM – 9:07 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:35 AM – 12:04 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:40 AM – 12:28 PM

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

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