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October 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 October 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:428:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:307:30 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Mūla, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:244:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:537:53 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:467:46 PM–21:269:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Lābha06:296:29 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Amṛta07:537:53 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Cara14:502:50 PM–16:144:14 PMneutral
Lābha16:144:14 PM–17:375:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:375:37 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Śubha19:147:14 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Amṛta20:508:50 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0412:04 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:173:17 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Udvega28:544:54 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 21:169:16 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 21:269:26 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:307:30 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:538:53 AM
Taitilauntil 21:169:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 08 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī21:169:16 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla21:269:26 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚobhana07:307:30 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava08:538:53 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 089
Day length
11 h 08 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
21:579:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:244:24 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:467:46 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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