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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 April 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

04:344:34 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

04:404:40 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:153:15 AM–03:553:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:353:35 AM–04:344:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:072:07 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:206:20 AM–08:068:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:529:52 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:533:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:263:26 PM–17:135:13 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

Amṛta04:344:34 AM–06:206:20 AMgood
Kāla06:206:20 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Śubha08:068:06 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Roga09:529:52 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–15:103:10 PMneutral
Lābha15:103:10 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Kāla21:109:10 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5112:51 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Amṛta26:052:05 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Cara27:193:19 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:344:34 AM to 28:334:33 AM+1

04:344:34 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 28:334:33 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:4410:44 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 04:404:40 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:4410:44 AM
Garauntil 23:4811:48 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:206:20 AM–08:068:06 AM
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:068:06 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:4410:44 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPunarvasupast sunrisePuṣya
YogaSukarmā04:404:40 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila10:4410:44 AMGara
VāraSomavāra28:33 04:334:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 656
Day length
14 h 08 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:318:31 AM
Moonset
25:151:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:153:15 AM04:344:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:153:15 AM03:553:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:353:35 AM04:344:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:344:34 AM07:247:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:206:20 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:247:24 AM10:1310:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM17:135:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:072:07 AM+127:533:53 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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