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March 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 18 March 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:535:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:394:39 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:346:34 PM–20:228:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:166:16 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya07:487:48 AM–09:369:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4810:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:491:49 PM–15:203:20 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Śubha07:477:47 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Roga09:179:17 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Udvega10:4810:48 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Cara12:1912:19 PM–13:491:49 PMneutral
Lābha13:491:49 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Amṛta15:203:20 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:216:21 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Śubha21:209:20 PM–22:4910:49 PMgood
Amṛta22:4910:49 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1neutral
Roga25:481:48 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:173:17 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:464:46 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 29:535:53 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:394:39 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:535:53 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:179:17 AM–10:4810:48 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4810:48 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī29:53 05:535:53 AM SunSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā30:14 06:146:14 AM SunJyeṣṭhā
YogaVajra28:03 04:034:03 AM SunSiddhi
KaraṇaGara16:394:39 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:16 06:166:16 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 365
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:0011:00 PM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:166:16 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:537:53 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:487:48 AM09:369:36 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:228:22 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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