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Friday 15 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:579:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3610:36 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:061:06 PM–14:502:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:2812:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:263:26 PM–16:554:55 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:316:31 AM–08:008:00 AMneutral
Lābha08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Amṛta09:299:29 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Śubha12:2812:28 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Roga13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Udvega15:263:26 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Cara16:554:55 PM–18:246:24 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:246:24 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Kāla19:557:55 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Lābha21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Udvega22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2712:27 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Amṛta25:571:57 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Cara27:283:28 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1neutral
Roga28:594:59 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:413:41 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 18:506:50 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:3610:36 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5810:58 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2812:28 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:0411:04 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:413:41 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha18:506:50 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava10:3610:36 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:29 06:296:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 238
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:489:48 AM
Moonset
24:0812:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:061:06 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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