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Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

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Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 2129
📍 San Jose, California, America (United States)
September 17, 2129
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · San Jose
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 September 17, 2129
🔔 Gaṇeśa Caturthi, Sūrya Saṅkramaṇa
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/17 03:32:24 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:53:06 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:11:21 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
12:37:37 PM
ends 01:26:50 PM
✅ Śubh
08:25:23 AM
ends 09:57:40 AM
✅ Lābh
02:34:30 PM
ends 04:06:47 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:06:47 PM
ends 05:39:04 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
September 16
02:57:12 PM
🌅 Sunrise
September 17
06:53:06 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
September 17
12:37:37 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
September 17
01:26:50 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
September 17
03:32:24 PM
🌇 Sunset
September 17
07:11:21 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 September 18, 2129
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 02:51:05 PM, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends September/18 03:39:08 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:53:56 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:09:48 PM
✅ Lābh
09:57:54 AM
ends 11:29:53 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:29:53 AM
ends 01:01:52 PM
✅ Śubh
02:33:51 PM
ends 04:05:50 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 September 19, 2129
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends September/19 03:16:17 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:54:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:08:16 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:54:45 AM
ends 08:26:26 AM
✅ Śubh
09:58:08 AM
ends 11:29:49 AM
✅ Lābh
04:04:53 PM
ends 05:36:34 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:36:34 PM
ends 07:08:16 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 September 20, 2129
🔔 Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 08:50:30 PM
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/20 02:22:59 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:55:35 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:06:43 PM
✅ Lābh
11:29:45 AM
ends 01:01:09 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:01:09 PM
ends 02:32:32 PM
✅ Śubh
04:03:56 PM
ends 05:35:19 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 21, 2129
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 20th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vīrarāghava Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/21 12:59:01 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:56:24 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:05:10 PM
✅ Lābh
06:56:24 AM
ends 08:27:30 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:27:30 AM
ends 09:58:36 AM
✅ Śubh
11:29:42 AM
ends 01:00:47 PM
✅ Lābh
05:34:05 PM
ends 07:05:10 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 22, 2129
🔔 Tirukkuṭantai Deśikan Tirunakṣatram
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/22 11:05:13 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:57:14 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:03:38 PM
✅ Śubh
06:57:14 AM
ends 08:28:02 AM
✅ Lābh
01:00:26 PM
ends 02:31:14 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:31:14 PM
ends 04:02:02 PM
✅ Śubh
05:32:50 PM
ends 07:03:38 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 23, 2129
🔔 Ēnāthināthan Nāyanār, Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/23 08:43:46 AM), Ekadasi (ends September/24 05:58:25 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:58:04 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:02:06 PM
✅ Lābh
08:28:34 AM
ends 09:59:04 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:59:04 AM
ends 11:29:34 AM
✅ Śubh
01:00:05 PM
ends 02:30:35 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 24, 2129
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Nigamānta Mahādeśika Tirunakṣatram (Parakāla Maṭha), Periya Brahmatantra (1veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Vedānta Deśika Tirunakṣatram, Kanyā Śrāvaṇam, Pañcaka Ārambha September/25 01:41:04 AM, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩, Puraṭṭāsi Śanikkiḻamai
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/25 02:54:28 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:58:54 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:00:33 PM
✅ Śubh
08:29:06 AM
ends 09:59:19 AM
✅ Lābh
02:29:56 PM
ends 04:00:08 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:00:08 PM
ends 05:30:21 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 25, 2129
🔔 17th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vīrarāghava Vedānta Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Narciṅga Muṇaiyaraya Nāyanār, 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/25 11:38:41 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:59:44 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:59:01 PM
✅ Lābh
09:59:33 AM
ends 11:29:28 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:29:28 AM
ends 12:59:23 PM
✅ Śubh
02:29:17 PM
ends 03:59:12 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 26, 2129
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Puraṭṭāci Caturdaśī
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/26 08:19:07 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
07:00:34 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:57:29 PM
✅ Amṛt
07:00:34 AM
ends 08:30:11 AM
✅ Śubh
09:59:48 AM
ends 11:29:25 AM
✅ Lābh
03:58:16 PM
ends 05:27:52 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:27:52 PM
ends 06:57:29 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
September 16
06:52:17 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
September 16
02:57:12 PM
🌅 Sunrise
September 17
06:53:06 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
September 17
03:32:24 PM
🌇 Sunset
September 17
07:11:21 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
September 18
06:53:56 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · San Jose
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Svātī
🔯 Yoga
Aindra
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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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