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April 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 1 April 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2012:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 247° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 247° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:151:15 PM–15:013:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3112:31 PM–14:062:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:413:41 PM–17:165:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:095:09 PM–18:006:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:165:16 PM–18:506:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:126:12 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Cara07:477:47 AM–09:229:22 AMneutral
Lābha09:229:22 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Amṛta10:5610:56 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Kāla12:3112:31 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Śubha14:062:06 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Udvega17:165:16 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:506:50 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Amṛta20:158:15 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Cara21:409:40 PM–23:0511:05 PMneutral
Roga23:0511:05 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3012:30+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:551:55+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMgood
Udvega27:203:20+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:454:45+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:0011:00 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 19:247:24 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:165:16 PM–18:506:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:506:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī24:20 00:2012:20 AM MonSaptamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:0011:00 PMMūla
YogaVyatīpāta19:247:24 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara11:1311:13 AMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra30:10 06:106:10 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 099
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:4312:43+1 AM
Moonset
09:289:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:151:15 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:413:41 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:095:09 PM18:006:00 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:165:16 PM18:506:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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