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April 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 22 April 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:323:32 PM–16:284:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:098:09 PM–20:298:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:098:09 PM–21:109:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:048:04 AM–09:479:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3111:31 AM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:372:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:414:41 PM–18:256:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3010:30 PM–24:1512:15 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

Cara06:206:20 AM–08:048:04 AMneutral
Lābha08:048:04 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Amṛta09:479:47 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Kāla11:3111:31 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Śubha13:141:14 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Roga14:582:58 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid
Udvega16:414:41 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Cara18:256:25 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:098:09 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1good
Amṛta26:302:30 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Cara27:463:46 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1neutral
Roga29:025:02 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise20:098:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 09:229:22 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:515:51 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Garauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3111:31 AM–13:141:14 PM
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 20:098:09 PM–21:309:30 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:309:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:4510:45 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā09:229:22 AMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā17:515:51 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila10:4510:45 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:19 06:196:19 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 858 808
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:1710:17 AM
Moonset
26:432:43 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:372:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:372:37 PM17:235:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:323:32 PM16:284:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:414:41 PM18:256:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:235:23 PM20:098:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:098:09 PM21:309:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:098:09 PM20:298:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:098:09 PM21:109:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1512:15 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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