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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 13 April 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:335:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:585:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:585:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:341:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:545:54 AM–07:367:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–13:101:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:144:14 PM–17:055:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:204:20 PM–17:555:55 PMRāhu’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

Udvega05:145:14 AM–06:496:49 AMavoid
Cara06:496:49 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Amṛta09:599:59 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Roga14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Udvega16:204:20 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:555:55 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Amṛta19:207:20 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Cara20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMneutral
Roga22:0910:09 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5912:59+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMgood
Udvega26:232:23+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:483:48+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13+1 AM

05:145:14 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:135:13+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 05:585:58 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 22:2010:20 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 05:585:58 AM
Garauntil 18:286:28 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:204:20 PM–17:555:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 PM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:555:55 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī05:585:58 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā22:3010:30 PMPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa22:2010:20 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila05:585:58 AMGara
VāraRavivāra29:13 05:135:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 086
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:0510:05 AM
Moonset
23:3911:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:545:54 AM07:367:36 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5211:52 AM13:341:34 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:144:14 PM17:055:05 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:204:20 PM17:555:55 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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