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Tuesday 1 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:534:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:076:07 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:259:25 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:568:56 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:533:53 PM–17:375:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0210:02 PM–23:5011:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2311:23 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:285:28 AM–07:127:12 AMavoid
Udvega07:127:12 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Cara08:568:56 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Kāla14:082:08 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Śubha15:533:53 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Roga17:375:37 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:217:21 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Śubha23:0811:08 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Cara25:391:39+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMneutral
Roga26:552:55+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:114:11+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:285:28 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:237:23 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 13:021:02 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:076:07 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:237:23 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:533:53 PM–17:375:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:375:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:237:23 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā13:021:02 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhyapast sunriseŚubha
KaraṇaGara06:076:07 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 129
Day length
13 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:3912:39+1 AM
Moonset
10:0010:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:259:25 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:533:53 PM17:375:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0210:02 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2311:23 PM24:0312:03+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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