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Monday 13 May 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:104:10 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

04:574:57 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta02:572:57 AM–03:333:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:153:15 AM–04:104:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:047:04 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:047:04 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:016:01 AM–07:537:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4512:45 PM–14:182:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:203:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–16:054:05 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

Amṛta04:104:10 AM–06:016:01 AMgood
Kāla06:016:01 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Śubha07:537:53 AM–09:459:45 AMgood
Roga09:459:45 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Udvega11:3711:37 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–17:125:12 PMgood
Amṛta17:125:12 PM–19:047:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:047:04 PM–20:128:12 PMneutral
Roga20:128:12 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Kāla21:209:20 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Udvega23:3611:36 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4412:44 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Amṛta25:521:52 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Cara27:003:00 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:104:10 AM to 28:084:08 AM+1

04:104:10 AM sunrise19:047:04 PM sunsetsunrise 28:084:08 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:207:20 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 04:574:57 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:597:59 AM
Taitilauntil 19:207:20 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:016:01 AM–07:537:53 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:047:04 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 07:537:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī19:207:20 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu04:574:57 AMPuṣya
YogaGaṇḍa23:0711:07 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava07:597:59 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra28:08 04:084:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 297
Day length
14 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
09:129:12 AM
Moonset
23:4511:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn02:572:57 AM04:104:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn02:572:57 AM03:333:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:153:15 AM04:104:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:104:10 AM07:087:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:016:01 AM07:537:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:087:08 AM10:0710:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4512:45 PM14:182:18 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM19:047:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:047:04 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:047:04 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:047:04 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0610:06 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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