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February 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 20 February 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:209:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:178:17 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:368:36 AM–09:589:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1911:19 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:032:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:543:54 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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Amṛta08:368:36 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Kāla09:589:58 AM–11:1911:19 AMavoid
Śubha11:1911:19 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Udvega14:032:03 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral
Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:076:07 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4012:40 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:192:19 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:573:57 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Udvega29:355:35 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:178:17 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:348:34 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:178:17 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:058:05 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–14:032:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:032:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:178:17 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:348:34 AMViśākhā
YogaDhruva29:12 05:125:12 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija08:178:17 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 424
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:5212:52 AM+1
Moonset
10:1210:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:543:54 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03 AM+125:411:41 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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