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October 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 27 October 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī · Chhath

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 29 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2911:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:481:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:172:17 PM–15:463:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:334:33 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:334:33 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:163:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:523:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–16:334:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:232:23+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMa 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

Udvega06:146:14 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Cara07:327:32 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Amṛta10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Kāla11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Śubha12:4112:41 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Udvega15:163:16 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:166:16 PMgood
Amṛta18:166:16 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Cara19:597:59 PM–21:419:41 PMneutral
Roga21:419:41 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–25:071:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:071:07+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Udvega26:502:50+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:334:33+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:334:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 18:456:45 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 12:2712:27 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Garauntil 22:2410:24 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:334:33 PM–18:236:23 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 PM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4411:44 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:236:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī11:2911:29 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā18:456:45 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSukarmā12:2712:27 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila11:2911:29 AMGara
VāraRavivāra30:16 06:166:16 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 691
Day length
10 h 19 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
12:5012:50 PM
Moonset
20:398:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4411:44 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:481:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:334:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:523:52 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:334:33 PM18:236:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:334:33 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:334:33 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:232:23+1 AM27:543:54+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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