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February 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 February 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:401:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5411:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1510:15 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5612:56 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:439:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0711:07 AM–12:3112:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3112:31 PM–13:551:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:393:39 PM–17:125:12 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

Lābha06:556:55 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Amṛta08:198:19 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Kāla09:439:43 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Śubha11:0711:07 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Roga12:3112:31 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Udvega13:551:55 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–16:444:44 PMneutral
Lābha16:444:44 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:086:08 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Śubha19:447:44 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Amṛta21:199:19 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Cara22:5510:55 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3112:31 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:062:06 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:423:42 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Udvega29:185:18 AM+1–30:536:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:536:53 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:5411:54 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 10:1510:15 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 17:455:45 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:4212:42 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:5411:54 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3112:31 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:551:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:5411:54 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī10:1510:15 AMViśākhā
YogaDhruva17:455:45 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara12:4212:42 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 222
Day length
11 h 13 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:0012:00 AM+1
Moonset
09:479:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:125:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5612:56 AM+126:292:29 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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