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Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 2139
📍 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
August 28, 2139
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Birmingham
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 28, 2139
🔔 Sāma Upākarma (repeating), Sāma Upākarma (first-timer, parihāra Sahita), Gaṇeśa Caturthi, 44th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vedānta Deśika Yatīndra Mahādeśikan, Mukkūr)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/28 11:49:56 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:13:49 AM
🌇 Sunset
08:05:06 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
12:41:45 PM
ends 01:37:10 PM
✅ Lābh
07:57:44 AM
ends 09:41:38 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:41:38 AM
ends 11:25:33 AM
✅ Śubh
01:09:28 PM
ends 02:53:22 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
August 27
09:21:46 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 28
06:13:49 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
August 28
12:41:45 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
August 28
01:37:10 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 28
08:05:06 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
August 28
11:49:56 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 29, 2139
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends August/30 02:10:11 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:15:28 AM
🌇 Sunset
08:02:51 PM
✅ Śubh
07:58:54 AM
ends 09:42:19 AM
✅ Lābh
02:52:35 PM
ends 04:36:00 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:36:00 PM
ends 06:19:26 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 August 30, 2139
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends August/31 04:12:40 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:17:07 AM
🌇 Sunset
08:00:35 PM
✅ Lābh
09:42:59 AM
ends 11:25:55 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:25:55 AM
ends 01:08:51 PM
✅ Śubh
02:51:47 PM
ends 04:34:43 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 August 31, 2139
🔔 Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 04:45:44 PM
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/1 05:47:15 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:18:46 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:58:19 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:18:46 AM
ends 08:01:13 AM
✅ Śubh
09:43:39 AM
ends 11:26:06 AM
✅ Lābh
04:33:25 PM
ends 06:15:52 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:15:52 PM
ends 07:58:19 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 1, 2139
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Dūrvāṣṭamī, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami
🌅 Sunrise
06:20:25 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:56:01 PM
✅ Lābh
11:26:16 AM
ends 01:08:13 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:08:13 PM
ends 02:50:10 PM
✅ Śubh
04:32:07 PM
ends 06:14:04 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 2, 2139
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Vinchhuḍo Samāpti September/3 02:05:26 AM
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/2 06:44:52 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:22:04 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:53:44 PM
✅ Lābh
06:22:04 AM
ends 08:03:32 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:03:32 AM
ends 09:44:59 AM
✅ Śubh
11:26:26 AM
ends 01:07:54 PM
✅ Lābh
06:12:16 PM
ends 07:53:44 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 3, 2139
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/3 06:58:45 AM), Dashami (ends September/4 06:25:16 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:23:43 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:51:25 PM
✅ Śubh
06:23:43 AM
ends 08:04:41 AM
✅ Lābh
01:07:34 PM
ends 02:48:32 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:48:32 PM
ends 04:29:30 PM
✅ Śubh
06:10:28 PM
ends 07:51:25 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 4, 2139
🔔 Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/5 05:04:17 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:25:22 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:49:07 PM
✅ Lābh
08:05:50 AM
ends 09:46:18 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:46:18 AM
ends 11:26:46 AM
✅ Śubh
01:07:14 PM
ends 02:47:42 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 5, 2139
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/6 02:58:58 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:27:01 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:46:47 PM
✅ Śubh
08:06:59 AM
ends 09:46:58 AM
✅ Lābh
02:46:52 PM
ends 04:26:51 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:26:51 PM
ends 06:06:49 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 6, 2139
🔔 Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/7 12:15:09 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:28:40 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:44:28 PM
✅ Lābh
09:47:37 AM
ends 11:27:05 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:27:05 AM
ends 01:06:34 PM
✅ Śubh
02:46:02 PM
ends 04:25:31 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 7, 2139
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Pañcaka Ārambha 09:36:09 AM
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Chaturdashi (ends September/7 09:00:48 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:30:19 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:42:08 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:30:19 AM
ends 08:09:17 AM
✅ Śubh
09:48:16 AM
ends 11:27:15 AM
✅ Lābh
04:24:10 PM
ends 06:03:09 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:03:09 PM
ends 07:42:08 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
August 27
06:12:10 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
August 27
09:21:46 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 28
06:13:49 AM
🌇 Sunset
August 28
08:05:06 PM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
August 28
11:49:56 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
August 29
06:15:28 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Birmingham
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Hasta
🔯 Yoga
Śubha
About

Gaṇeśa Caturthi

Gaṇeśa Caturthi (Vināyaka Caturthi, Gaṇeśotsava) falls on the fourth day of Bhādrapada's bright fortnight and celebrates the birthday of Lord Gaṇeśa, the elephant-headed son of Śiva and Pārvatī, the remover of obstacles and lord of new beginnings.

The day begins with Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā: the ritual installation and consecration of a clay Gaṇeśa idol. The ideal muhūrta for installation falls in the Madhyāhna (midday) period, when Gaṇeśa's energy is said to be most potent. After installation, the idol is worshipped with modaka (his favourite sweet), dūrvā grass, red flowers, and coconut. The Atharvaśīrṣa (Gaṇapati Upaniṣad) is recited throughout the day.

One of the most distinctive aspects of Gaṇeśa Caturthi is the prohibition on viewing the moon on this night. Mythology holds that the Moon laughed at Gaṇeśa for riding a mouse, and Gaṇeśa cursed him with the punishment that anyone who sees the Moon on this night will be falsely accused. If accidentally sighted, the antidote is to listen to or recite the story of Śyamantaka Maṇi from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa.

The festival became a mass public celebration in Pune in 1893 when Bal Gangadhar Tilak transformed it from a household pūjā into a community gathering: using it as a means of uniting people across caste lines during the independence movement.

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा।।
Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha, nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada.
"O large-bodied one with a curved trunk, as radiant as a million suns: O Lord, always remove obstacles from all my undertakings."
Traditional Ganesha shloka
Tradition & Practice
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Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā
The ritual consecration (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā) of the Gaṇeśa idol is performed at the Madhyāhna muhūrta (midday). At the end of the festival, the idol is immersed (visarjana) in a water body.
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Modaka: His Favourite
Lord Gaṇeśa's favourite offering is the modaka: a sweet dumpling of rice flour filled with coconut and jaggery. Traditionally 21 modakas are offered. Steamed (ukaḍīche) or fried forms are both used.
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Dūrvā Grass
Dūrvā (Bermuda grass) is uniquely sacred to Gaṇeśa. Offering 21 blades tied in a knot is considered more powerful than gold. A story in the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa explains how dūrvā once cooled Gaṇeśa's fire.
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Avoid the Moon
Viewing the moon on Gaṇeśa Caturthi night invites a false accusation (the curse Gaṇeśa placed on the Moon for mocking him). The remedy: recite the Śyamantaka Maṇi story from the Bhāgavata.
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Atharvaśīrṣa
The Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa (Gaṇapati Upaniṣad) is the primary text recited on this day: 108 recitations are especially meritorious. It declares Gaṇeśa to be the supreme Brahman.
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Ten-Day Public Festival
Thanks to Lokmānya Tilak (1893), Gaṇeśa Caturthi became a ten-day public festival. Massive community pandals, cultural events, and processions culminate in the grand visarjana on Ananta Caturdaśī.
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