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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 April 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:448:44 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0712:07+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:261:26 PM–15:133:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta06:286:28 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Kāla08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Amṛta17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3812:38+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:062:06+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:333:33+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Cara29:015:01+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:448:44 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 26:472:47+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 27:203:20+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:448:44 AM
Garauntil 21:489:48 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:448:44 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu26:47 02:472:47 AM TuePuṣya
YogaDhṛti27:20 03:203:20 AM TueŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila08:448:44 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 656
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3811:38 AM
Moonset
24:2912:29+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:261:26 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0712:07+1 AM25:531:53+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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