September 1947 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 20 September 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4510:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5211:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 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 muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:382:38 PM–16:214:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:207:20 PM–19:447:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:207:20 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:037:03 AM–08:358:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:037:03 AM–07:527:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:418:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0710:07 AM–11:3911:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 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

Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:358:35 AMavoid
Śubha08:358:35 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Roga10:0710:07 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Kāla17:485:48 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:207:20 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Śubha22:1610:16 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Cara25:121:12 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1neutral
Roga26:402:40 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:084:08 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:365:36 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise19:207:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:5211:52 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 13:021:02 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Taitilauntil 23:5211:52 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0710:07 AM–11:3911:39 AM
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PM
Pradoṣa 19:207:20 PM–20:548:54 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3911:39 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:361:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:548:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:5211:52 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:48 01:481:48 AM SunJyeṣṭhā
YogaViṣkambha13:021:02 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava11:1311:13 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 843 983
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:358:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:037:03 AM07:527:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:418:41 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:361:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM16:534:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:382:38 PM16:214:21 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:143:14 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:534:53 PM19:207:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:207:20 PM20:548:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:207:20 PM19:447:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:207:20 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°07′22″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971