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April 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 14 April 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:1311:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0511:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0511:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:381:38 PM–15:153:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:597:59 AM–09:369:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:363:36 PM–17:155:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:085:08 PM–18:016:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMRāhu’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

Udvega05:445:44 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Cara07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AMneutral
Lābha09:029:02 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Amṛta10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Śubha13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Roga15:363:36 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid
Udvega17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:536:53 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Amṛta20:158:15 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Cara21:369:36 PM–22:5710:57 PMneutral
Roga22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1812:18 AM+1–25:391:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:391:39 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Udvega27:013:01 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:224:22 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:0511:05 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:129:12 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Garauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:536:53 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī11:0511:05 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:4411:44 PMPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:129:12 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila11:0511:05 AMGara
VāraRavivāra29:43 05:435:43 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 268
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:1410:14 AM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:597:59 AM09:369:36 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:153:15 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:085:08 PM18:016:01 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:155:15 PM18:536:53 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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