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August 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 August 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:026:02 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:065:06 PM–18:516:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:378:37 PM–22:2210:22 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

Lābha05:315:31 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Amṛta07:147:14 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–17:315:31 PMneutral
Lābha17:315:31 PM–19:147:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:147:14 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Śubha20:318:31 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Amṛta21:499:49 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:572:57 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Udvega28:144:14 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32 AM+1

05:315:31 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:556:55 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:026:02 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:556:55 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī18:556:55 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAśvinī25:00 01:001:00 AM ThuBharaṇī
YogaGaṇḍa27:45 03:453:45 AM ThuVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara06:026:02 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 617
Day length
13 h 44 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:0610:06 PM
Moonset
11:1711:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:065:06 PM18:516:51 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:378:37 PM22:2210:22 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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