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Thursday 12 March 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:2510:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1811:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1811:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 253° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:172:17 PM–15:583:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:196:19 AM–07:497:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:209:20 AM–10:5010:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:213:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–15:573:57 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

Śubha06:196:19 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Roga07:497:49 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Udvega09:209:20 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Cara10:5010:50 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Kāla15:213:21 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2012:20+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMgood
Udvega25:501:50+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:193:19+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:494:49+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:101:10+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 11:3411:34 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1811:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:213:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:213:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī11:1811:18 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:10 01:101:10 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa11:3411:34 AMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1811:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:19 06:196:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 628
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:3711:37 PM
Moonset
10:5010:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM15:583:58 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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