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April 1974 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 13 April 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:155:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:465:46 AM–07:247:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:396:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:396:39 AM–07:317:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:529:52 AM–11:3911:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2610:26 PM–24:1412:14 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

Kāla05:465:46 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Śubha07:247:24 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Udvega10:4110:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Cara12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMneutral
Lābha13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Kāla17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Śubha21:359:35 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1neutral
Roga25:401:40 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:023:02 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:234:23 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:167:16 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:167:16 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:278:27 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4110:41 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī07:167:16 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla11:3911:39 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha12:5312:53 PMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija07:167:16 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:45 05:455:45 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 685
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:041:04 AM+1
Moonset
10:0210:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:465:46 AM06:396:39 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:396:39 AM07:317:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:529:52 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2610:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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