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Saturday 28 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:399:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:025:02 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 253° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:025:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:058:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:428:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:038:03 PM–21:399:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:025:02 AM–06:536:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:025:02 AM–06:016:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:016:01 AM–07:007:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:438:43 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2810:28 AM–12:0412:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:152:15 PM–16:054:05 PMYama’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

Kāla05:025:02 AM–06:536:53 AMavoid
Śubha06:536:53 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Roga08:438:43 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–14:152:15 PMneutral
Lābha14:152:15 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Amṛta16:054:05 PM–17:565:56 PMgood
Kāla17:565:56 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:477:47 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Śubha22:0510:05 PM–23:1511:15 PMgood
Amṛta23:1511:15 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Cara24:2412:24+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMneutral
Roga25:331:33+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:432:43+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:523:52+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:025:02 AM to 29:025:02+1 AM

05:025:02 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:399:39 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 06:296:29 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:399:39 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:189:18 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:438:43 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:019:01 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī09:399:39 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa06:296:29 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaIndra23:5611:56 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija09:399:39 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:02 05:025:02 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 071
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:3512:35+1 AM
Moonset
10:4210:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:025:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:025:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:025:02 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:025:02 AM06:536:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:025:02 AM06:016:01 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:016:01 AM07:007:00 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM12:0412:04 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:504:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:152:15 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:504:50 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:058:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:428:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:038:03 PM21:399:39 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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