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October 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 October 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī · Chhath

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:494:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:238:23 PM–21:569:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:1111:11 AM–12:4312:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 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

Lābha05:405:40 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:313:31 PMneutral
Lābha15:313:31 PM–16:554:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:554:55 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Śubha18:316:31 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:1811:18 PMneutral
Roga23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5312:53 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:292:29 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Udvega28:054:05 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:418:41 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 15:533:53 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Taitilauntil 20:418:41 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4212:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī20:418:41 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:00 01:001:00 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSukarmā15:533:53 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava09:319:31 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 494
Day length
11 h 15 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
10:3210:32 AM
Moonset
21:459:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:494:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5310:53 AM11:4111:41 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4011:40 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1111:11 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:238:23 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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