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Thursday 26 August 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:033:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:226:22 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 251° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 66% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 251° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:197:19 PM–21:019:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:317:31 PM–19:527:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:317:31 PM–20:338:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:525:52 AM–07:347:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:4410:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–10:5910:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:474:47 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

Śubha05:525:52 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Roga07:347:34 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Cara10:5910:59 AM–12:4112:41 PMneutral
Lābha12:4112:41 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Kāla16:064:06 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Śubha17:495:49 PM–19:317:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:317:31 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Cara20:498:49 PM–22:0710:07 PMneutral
Roga22:0710:07 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4212:42 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Udvega26:002:00 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:173:17 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Amṛta28:354:35 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise19:317:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:033:03 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 06:226:22 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:033:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:091:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:317:31 PM–20:548:54 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:548:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī15:033:03 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:27 00:2712:27 AM FriKṛttikā
YogaVṛddhi06:226:22 AMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija15:033:03 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 324
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:0510:05 PM
Moonset
12:1612:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:347:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:474:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:474:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:474:47 PM19:317:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:197:19 PM21:019:01 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:317:31 PM20:548:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:317:31 PM19:527:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:317:31 PM20:338:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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