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Saka Dawa Planet

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I heard Saka Dawa has its name from one planet called Saka that is visible at this time. What planet is it?
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Toenail wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 9:00 pm I heard Saka Dawa has its name from one planet called Saka that is visible at this time. What planet is it?

According to this, it is a double star in the Libra constellation.

https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Saga_Dawa
https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?tit ... tellations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Librae
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Just to point out, that for those in the USA wanting to accumulate extra merits or for mending broken commitments, Saga Dawa is around 8:40, 9:40, 10:40 or 11:40 PM tonight (full moon) the 3rd; even though Dharma calendars are saying June 4th (that is because at that time, it will be the 4th in 🇮🇳). For us in the 🇺🇸 then, it’s Saga Dawa maybe we could say most of the 3rd and part of the 4th (?)

For example:

https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/usa/denver
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