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Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 2135
📍 Arlington, Virginia, America (United States)
September 10, 2135
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Arlington
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 September 10, 2135
🔔 Hartālikā Tīj,Svarṇa Gaurī Vrataṃ,Kevāḍā Tīj, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, Manvādi Tithi 7
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/11 07:04:18 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:46:51 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:24:44 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
12:40:32 PM
ends 01:31:03 PM
✅ Śubh
08:21:35 AM
ends 09:56:19 AM
✅ Lābh
02:40:32 PM
ends 04:15:16 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:15:16 PM
ends 05:50:00 PM
🌅 Sunrise
September 10
06:46:51 AM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
September 10
10:09:43 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
September 10
12:40:32 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
September 10
01:31:03 PM
🌇 Sunset
September 10
07:24:44 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
September 11
07:04:18 AM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 September 11, 2135
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/11 07:04:18 AM), Panchami (ends September/12 04:18:20 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:47:44 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:23:08 PM
✅ Lābh
09:56:35 AM
ends 11:31:01 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:31:01 AM
ends 01:05:26 PM
✅ Śubh
02:39:52 PM
ends 04:14:17 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 September 12, 2135
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 03:12:12 PM, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends September/13 01:57:19 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:48:37 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:21:33 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:48:37 AM
ends 08:22:44 AM
✅ Śubh
09:56:51 AM
ends 11:30:58 AM
✅ Lābh
04:13:19 PM
ends 05:47:26 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:47:26 PM
ends 07:21:33 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 September 13, 2135
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/14 12:05:18 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:49:30 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:19:57 PM
✅ Lābh
11:30:55 AM
ends 01:04:43 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:04:43 PM
ends 02:38:32 PM
✅ Śubh
04:12:20 PM
ends 05:46:08 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 14, 2135
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Dūrvāṣṭamī, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 06:53:25 PM, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/14 10:44:51 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:50:23 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:18:21 PM
✅ Lābh
06:50:23 AM
ends 08:23:52 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:23:52 AM
ends 09:57:22 AM
✅ Śubh
11:30:52 AM
ends 01:04:22 PM
✅ Lābh
05:44:51 PM
ends 07:18:21 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 15, 2135
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/15 09:57:05 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:51:16 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:16:45 PM
✅ Śubh
06:51:16 AM
ends 08:24:27 AM
✅ Lābh
01:04:00 PM
ends 02:37:11 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:37:11 PM
ends 04:10:22 PM
✅ Śubh
05:43:33 PM
ends 07:16:45 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 16, 2135
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/16 09:41:56 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:52:09 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:15:08 PM
✅ Lābh
08:25:01 AM
ends 09:57:54 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:57:54 AM
ends 11:30:46 AM
✅ Śubh
01:03:38 PM
ends 02:36:31 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 17, 2135
🔔 Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Viṣṇu Śṛṅkhalā Yoga, Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/17 09:58:23 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:53:02 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:13:32 PM
✅ Śubh
08:25:36 AM
ends 09:58:09 AM
✅ Lābh
02:35:51 PM
ends 04:08:24 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:08:24 PM
ends 05:40:58 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 18, 2135
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, Sūrya Saṅkramaṇa
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/18 10:44:50 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:53:55 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:11:55 PM
✅ Lābh
09:58:25 AM
ends 11:30:40 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:30:40 AM
ends 01:02:55 PM
✅ Śubh
02:35:10 PM
ends 04:07:25 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 19, 2135
🔔 Guru Asta Ārambha, Pañcaka Ārambha 10:10:40 AM, 🔱 Pradoṣam, Soma Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/19 11:59:15 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:54:49 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:10:18 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:54:49 AM
ends 08:26:45 AM
✅ Śubh
09:58:41 AM
ends 11:30:37 AM
✅ Lābh
04:06:26 PM
ends 05:38:22 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:38:22 PM
ends 07:10:18 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 20, 2135
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Puraṭṭāci Caturdaśī
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/21 01:39:12 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:55:42 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:08:42 PM
✅ Lābh
11:30:35 AM
ends 01:02:12 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:02:12 PM
ends 02:33:49 PM
✅ Śubh
04:05:27 PM
ends 05:37:04 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
September 9
06:45:58 AM
🌅 Sunrise
September 10
06:46:51 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
September 10
10:09:43 AM
🌇 Sunset
September 10
07:24:44 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
September 11
06:47:44 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
September 11
07:04:18 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Arlington
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Tṛtīyā
⭐ Nakṣatra
Citrā
🔯 Yoga
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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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