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Thursday 12 May 2016 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3610:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3610:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 35% 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 muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:454:45 PM–18:226:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:145:14 AM–06:536:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:007:00 AM–08:378:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:328:32 AM–10:1010:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:389:38 AM–10:3010:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:463:46 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

Śubha05:145:14 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Roga06:536:53 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Cara10:1010:10 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Śubha16:454:45 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:246:24 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Cara19:457:45 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:101:10+1 AMgood
Udvega25:101:10+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:312:31+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:145:14+1 AM

05:145:14 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:145:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:3610:36 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:248:24 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:3610:36 AM
Garauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+1 AM

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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:3610:36 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya23:1411:14 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa20:248:24 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila10:3610:36 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:14 05:145:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 055
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:2710:27 AM
Moonset
23:4111:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:145:14 AM06:536:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:007:00 AM08:378:37 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:328:32 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:389:38 AM10:3010:30 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:454:45 PM18:226:22 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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