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Wednesday 30 August 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:393:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

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

At sunrise

04:574:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:457:45 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:333:33 AM–04:154:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:543:54 AM–04:574:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1412:14+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:386:38 AM–08:198:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:211:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:491:49 PM–15:333:33 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

Lābha04:574:57 AM–06:386:38 AMgood
Amṛta06:386:38 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Cara15:023:02 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:246:24 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Amṛta21:029:02 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–23:4111:41 PMneutral
Roga23:4111:41 PM–25:001:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:001:00+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:202:20+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Udvega27:393:39+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:574:57 AM to 28:584:58+1 AM

04:574:57 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 28:584:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:275:27 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:457:45 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:129:12 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:275:27 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:275:27 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī07:457:45 AMViśākhā
YogaBrahma09:129:12 AMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila17:275:27 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra28:58 04:584:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 512
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
11:3211:32 AM
Moonset
20:298:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:333:33 AM04:574:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:333:33 AM04:154:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:543:54 AM04:574:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:574:57 AM07:387:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:386:38 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:387:38 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
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 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:491:49 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14+1 AM25:581:58+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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