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Wednesday 17 March 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:2110:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0110:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 36% 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 muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:159:15 PM–22:5110:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:2712:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:274:27 PM–18:036:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:555:55 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Roga12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Cara15:273:27 PM–16:574:57 PMneutral
Lābha16:574:57 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Śubha19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2612:26 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:561:56 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:263:26 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Udvega28:564:56 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:0110:01 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:3411:34 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Garauntil 21:389:38 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:0110:01 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī24:27 00:2712:27 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaPrīti23:3411:34 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila10:0110:01 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 162
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:449:44 AM
Moonset
25:071:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:274:27 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:159:15 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:555:55 AM+131:297:29 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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