16 June 2000
- Tithi
- Shukla Purnima · until 02:27, 17 June 2000
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Sunrise – Sunset
- 05:28 – 19:10
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 11:52 – 12:47
Festival · 2000
Vat Savitri 2000
Falls on 16 June 2000 in Dubai, as computed from the real sky for that city.
The portal of Festivals
Today's three riddles
Turn a card. Answer all three rightly and this portal is sealed in your sky. New riddles every morning.
The day, for Dubai
The day is chosen by the moment the tradition reads its tithi at, and the times are that day's own, computed for this city. A festival-specific puja window is not printed: those rules differ by tradition and await a scholar's review.
What the day is
Savitri argues with Yama for her husband's life and wins — by argument, not by pleading. The banyan is worshipped because it outlives everyone who sits under it.
One act for the day
Sit under an old tree. Water it. Ask what you would refuse to accept as final.