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Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Houston, Texas, America (United States)
‹ 1908 ›
Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 1908
📍 Houston, Texas, America (United States)
August 30, 1908
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Houston
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 30, 1908
🔔 Gaṇeśa Caturthi
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/31 01:04:39 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:58:36 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:45:45 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
11:56:36 AM
ends 12:47:45 PM
✅ Lābh
09:10:23 AM
ends 10:46:17 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:46:17 AM
ends 12:22:11 PM
✅ Śubh
01:58:04 PM
ends 03:33:58 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
August 29
11:28:17 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 30
05:58:36 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
August 30
11:56:36 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
August 30
12:47:45 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 30
06:45:45 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
August 31
01:04:39 AM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 31, 1908
🔔 Ṛk Upākarma (first-timer), Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends September/1 02:16:09 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:59:09 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:44:36 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:59:09 AM
ends 07:34:50 AM
✅ Śubh
09:10:31 AM
ends 10:46:11 AM
✅ Lābh
03:33:14 PM
ends 05:08:55 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:08:55 PM
ends 06:44:36 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 September 1, 1908
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Agastya Udaya, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha September/2 05:02:48 AM, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends September/2 02:57:12 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:59:41 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:43:26 PM
✅ Lābh
10:46:05 AM
ends 12:21:34 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:21:34 PM
ends 01:57:02 PM
✅ Śubh
03:32:30 PM
ends 05:07:58 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 September 2, 1908
🔔 Kulaccīrai Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/3 03:02:34 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:00:14 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:42:15 PM
✅ Lābh
06:00:14 AM
ends 07:35:29 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:35:29 AM
ends 09:10:44 AM
✅ Śubh
10:45:59 AM
ends 12:21:14 PM
✅ Lābh
05:07:00 PM
ends 06:42:15 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 3, 1908
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/4 02:28:10 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:00:46 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:41:05 PM
✅ Śubh
06:00:46 AM
ends 07:35:48 AM
✅ Lābh
12:20:55 PM
ends 01:55:58 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:55:58 PM
ends 03:31:00 PM
✅ Śubh
05:06:02 PM
ends 06:41:05 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 4, 1908
🔔 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 11:41:27 AM
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/5 01:12:00 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:01:18 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:39:53 PM
✅ Lābh
07:36:07 AM
ends 09:10:57 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:10:57 AM
ends 10:45:46 AM
✅ Śubh
12:20:36 PM
ends 01:55:25 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 5, 1908
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/5 11:14:38 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:01:50 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:38:42 PM
✅ Śubh
07:36:27 AM
ends 09:11:03 AM
✅ Lābh
01:54:52 PM
ends 03:29:29 PM
✅ Amṛt
03:29:29 PM
ends 05:04:05 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 6, 1908
🔔 Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/6 08:39:20 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:02:22 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:37:29 PM
✅ Lābh
09:11:09 AM
ends 10:45:32 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:45:32 AM
ends 12:19:56 PM
✅ Śubh
01:54:19 PM
ends 03:28:43 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 7, 1908
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, 🔱 Pradoṣam, Soma Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/7 05:31:54 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:02:54 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:36:17 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:02:54 AM
ends 07:37:04 AM
✅ Śubh
09:11:15 AM
ends 10:45:25 AM
✅ Lābh
03:27:56 PM
ends 05:02:07 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:02:07 PM
ends 06:36:17 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 8, 1908
🔔 Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Pañcaka Ārambha 03:20:49 PM
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/8 02:00:13 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:03:26 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:35:04 PM
✅ Lābh
10:45:18 AM
ends 12:19:15 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:19:15 PM
ends 01:53:12 PM
✅ Śubh
03:27:10 PM
ends 05:01:07 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 9, 1908
🔔 Yajur Upākarma (Śukla Yajurveda, first-timer), Yajur Upākarma (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda, Baudhāyana Sūtra, first-timer), Yajur Upākarma (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda, Āpastamba Sūtra, first-timer), Ananta Caturdaśī, Satyanārāyaṇa Vrataṃ, Anvādhāna
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/9 10:13:48 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:03:58 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:33:51 PM
✅ Lābh
06:03:58 AM
ends 07:37:42 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:37:42 AM
ends 09:11:26 AM
✅ Śubh
10:45:10 AM
ends 12:18:55 PM
✅ Lābh
05:00:07 PM
ends 06:33:51 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
August 29
05:58:04 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
August 29
11:28:17 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 30
05:58:36 AM
🌇 Sunset
August 30
06:45:45 PM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
August 31
01:04:39 AM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
August 31
05:59:09 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Houston
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Hasta
🔯 Yoga
Śukla
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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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