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Thursday 18 May 1972 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:529:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:029:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:089:08 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 31% 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 muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:303:30 PM–17:065:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:045:04 AM–06:516:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya05:575:57 AM–07:327:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:398:39 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:334:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha05:045:04 AM–06:516:51 AMgood
Roga06:516:51 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Udvega08:398:39 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Amṛta14:032:03 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Kāla15:503:50 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid
Śubha17:385:38 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:267:26 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Cara20:388:38 PM–21:509:50 PMneutral
Roga21:509:50 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1good
Udvega25:271:27 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Amṛta27:513:51 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:035:03 AM+1

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 21:029:02 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:539:53 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 09:089:08 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:219:21 AM
Taitilauntil 21:029:02 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī21:029:02 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:539:53 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa09:089:08 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava09:219:21 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:03 05:035:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 990
Day length
14 h 22 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
09:569:56 AM
Moonset
24:1812:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:045:04 AM06:516:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:575:57 AM07:327:32 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:303:30 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:334:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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