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Wednesday 18 April 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:185:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:504:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:555:55 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Mūla, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:273:27 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:483:48 AM–04:504:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:106:10 AM–07:437:43 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4910:49 AM–12:2212:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:349:34 PM–23:0611:06 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

Lābha04:504:50 AM–06:326:32 AMgood
Amṛta06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Cara15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral
Lābha16:484:48 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:306:30 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Amṛta21:059:05 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5612:56+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:132:13+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Udvega27:313:31+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:504:50 AM to 28:484:48+1 AM

04:504:50 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 28:484:48+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:185:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 05:555:55 AM
Śivauntil 27:273:27+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:076:07 AM
Vaṇijauntil 17:185:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 41 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī17:185:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla12:2212:22 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha05:555:55 AMŚiva
KaraṇaGara06:076:07 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra28:48 04:484:48 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 516
Day length
13 h 41 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:1712:17+1 AM
Moonset
08:538:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:273:27 AM04:504:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:273:27 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:483:48 AM04:504:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:504:50 AM07:347:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:106:10 AM07:437:43 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:347:34 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4910:49 AM12:2212:22 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:349:34 PM23:0611:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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