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Monday 25 March 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:171:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:171:17 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:057:05 AM–08:368:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:407:40 PM–21:269:26 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

Amṛta05:335:33 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Kāla07:057:05 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Roga10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:475:47 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:081:08+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:362:36+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Cara28:044:04+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32+1 AM

05:335:33 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:171:17 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 13:271:27 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:171:17 PM
Garauntil 26:162:16+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:057:05 AM–08:368:36 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:368:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:171:17 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī13:271:27 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān23:2311:23 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila13:171:17 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 702
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:469:46 AM
Moonset
23:2111:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:589:58 AM11:4311:43 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:407:40 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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