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Monday 20 July 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:136:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:006:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vivasvat Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:006:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Hasta, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 75° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:592:59 PM–15:583:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:253:25 PM–17:055:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:527:52 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:527:52 PM–20:488:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:265:26 AM–07:067:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–16:124:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:583:58 PM–16:564:56 PMan 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

Amṛta05:145:14 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:527:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:527:52 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1good
Udvega24:3312:33 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Amṛta26:542:54 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Cara28:054:05 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:155:15 AM+1

05:145:14 AM sunrise19:527:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:155:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 06:006:00 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:409:40 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 21:079:07 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:006:00 AM
Garauntil 18:116:11 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:527:52 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī06:006:00 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta21:409:40 PMCitrā
YogaŚiva21:079:07 PMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila06:006:00 AMGara
VāraSomavāra29:15 05:155:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 776
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
22:5610:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:265:26 AM07:067:06 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:592:59 PM15:583:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:253:25 PM17:055:05 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:583:58 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:527:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:527:52 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:527:52 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:527:52 PM20:488:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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