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August 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 29 August 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:293:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:495:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:495:49 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 250° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 250° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:375:37 PM–19:257:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:536:53 AM–08:418:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:224:22 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

Śubha06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:4212:42 PMneutral
Lābha12:4212:42 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Amṛta14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Śubha17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Cara20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Kāla23:1311:13 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4212:42+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Udvega26:102:10+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:065:06+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:495:49 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:5512:55+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:495:49 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18+1 AM–25:061:06+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. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī17:495:49 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī22:5910:59 PMKṛttikā
YogaDhruva24:55 00:5512:55 AM FriVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija17:495:49 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:34 06:346:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 050
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
23:1911:19 PM
Moonset
11:0911:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:346:34 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:536:53 AM08:418:41 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:375:37 PM19:257:25 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18+1 AM25:061:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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