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Saturday 17 September 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3211:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

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

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1711:17 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:017:01 PM–20:428:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:016:01 AM–07:347:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:016:01 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:407:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:079:07 AM–10:4010:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:451:45 PM–15:183:18 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:016:01 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Śubha07:347:34 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Roga09:079:07 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Udvega10:4010:40 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Cara12:1212:12 PM–13:451:45 PMneutral
Lābha13:451:45 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:236:23 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Śubha21:189:18 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Amṛta22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Cara24:1312:13 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1neutral
Roga25:401:40 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:083:08 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:354:35 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:3211:32 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:309:30 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Taitilauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:079:07 AM–10:4010:40 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4010:40 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:3211:32 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā29:55 05:555:55 AM SunJyeṣṭhā
YogaViṣkambha21:309:30 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava11:1711:17 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:02 06:026:02 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 858 956
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
11:5511:55 AM
Moonset
21:059:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:016:01 AM07:347:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:016:01 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:407:40 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:588:58 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:428:42 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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