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August 1951 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 22 August 1951 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:333:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:104:10 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:551:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:363:36 PM–17:165:16 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

Lābha05:375:37 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:245:24 PMneutral
Lābha17:245:24 PM–19:057:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:057:05 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:003:00 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Udvega28:194:19 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:467:46 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:463:46 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī28:10 04:104:10 AM ThuSaptamī
NakṣatraAśvinī19:467:46 PMBharaṇī
YogaGaṇḍa10:1610:16 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara15:463:46 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2008
Śaka
1873
Kali
5052
Ahargaṇa
1 845 415
Day length
13 h 28 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
21:339:33 PM
Moonset
11:0411:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1512:15 PM13:551:55 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:363:36 PM17:165:16 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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