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Wednesday 15 April 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:203:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:455:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:304:30 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Mūla, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:098:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:069:06 PM–22:5410:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:297:29 AM–09:089:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2010:20 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:292:29+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMa 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

Lābha05:505:50 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Amṛta07:297:29 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Kāla09:089:08 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Roga12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Udvega14:072:07 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Cara15:463:46 PM–17:255:25 PMneutral
Lābha17:255:25 PM–19:057:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:057:05 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Śubha20:258:25 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Amṛta21:469:46 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2612:26+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:471:47+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:073:07+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Udvega28:284:28+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:485:48+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:304:30 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:072:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī29:45 05:455:45 AM ThuSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla28:16 04:164:16 AM ThuPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha24:32 00:3212:32 AM ThuŚiva
KaraṇaGara16:304:30 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 471
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:5512:55+1 AM
Moonset
09:029:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:297:29 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2010:20 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:098:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:5410:54 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:292:29+1 AM28:164:16+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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