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March 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 20 March 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:3912:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1110:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:437:43 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 253° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:3111:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:302:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:445:44 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Śubha10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Cara14:502:50 PM–16:214:21 PMneutral
Lābha16:214:21 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:525:52 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Śubha19:217:21 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Amṛta20:498:49 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:161:16+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:452:45+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Udvega28:134:13+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:1110:11 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 07:437:43 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:1110:11 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:049:04 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī10:1110:11 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā07:437:43 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi24:31 00:3112:31 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija10:1110:11 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 470
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:231:23+1 AM
Moonset
08:148:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:302:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:3111:31 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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