Vishwakarma Jayanti 2023

Vishwakarma or Biswakarma

Vishwakarma Jayanti or Biswakarma Diwas is the first appearance day or birthday of Lord Vishwakarma, the Hindu God of architecture and engineering. In 2023, Vishwakarma Jayanti date is September 17.

It is celebrated with lot of gusto in industrial towns of West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura, Assam, some other North Indian states, Eastern parts of India, and Bangladesh.

Vishwakarma is the divine architect, designer, and craftsman of constructions as per the Hindu religious history. He is the creator of ‘Vajrayudha’ (a weapon made from the bones of King Dadhichi), Lanka of Ravana, Pushpaka Vimana, and many other cities, weapons, and instruments in the period of Puranas. Vishwakarma Jayanti usually falls on ‘Kanya Sankranti’.

Vishwakarma puja is also celebrated on the next day of Diwali. In some North Indian states and western parts of India celebrate Vishwakarma Puja on Shukla Paksha Trayodasi in Magh month.

Panchang, 17 September 2023

Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 05:57 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 06:12 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 07:38 AM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 07:34 PM

Today’s Panchangam:

Tithi : Dwitiya upto 11:08 AMTritiya
Nakshatra : Hasta upto 10:02 AMChitra
Karana : Kaulava upto 11:08 AM, Taitila upto 11:57 PM, Garaja,
Yoga : Brahma upto 04:28 AM, Sep 18, Indra,
Weekday : Raviwara,
Paksha : Shukla Paksha

Samvat:

Shaka Samvat : 1945 Shobhakrit
Chandramasa : Bhadrapada – Purnimanta Bhadrapada – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2080 Nala
Gujarati Samvat : 2079 Aananda

Shubh Muhurat:

Abhijit : 11:40 AM to 12:29 PM
Amrit Kalam : 05:10 AM, Sep 18 to 06:55 AM, Sep 18

Time to avoid:

Rahu Kalam : 04:40 PM to 06:12 PM
Yamaganda : 12:05 PM to 01:37 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 03:08 PM to 04:40 PM
Dur Muhurtam : 04:34 PM to 05:23 PM
Varjyam : 06:44 PM to 08:28 PM