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Thursday 12 May 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:238:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:367:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

04:514:51 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:253:25 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:473:47 AM–04:514:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:451:45 PM–15:223:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:514:51 AM–06:316:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:118:11 AM–09:509:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:502:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:303:30 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

Śubha04:514:51 AM–06:316:31 AMgood
Roga06:316:31 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Udvega08:118:11 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMneutral
Lābha11:3011:30 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Kāla14:502:50 PM–16:304:30 PMavoid
Śubha16:304:30 PM–18:106:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:106:10 PM–19:307:30 PMgood
Cara19:307:30 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Lābha23:3011:30 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1good
Udvega24:5012:50 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:102:10 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1good
Amṛta27:303:30 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:514:51 AM to 28:504:50 AM+1

04:514:51 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 28:504:50 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:367:36 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:148:14 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 17:245:24 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:367:36 AM
Garauntil 19:327:32 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:502:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:502:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī07:367:36 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya20:148:14 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa17:245:24 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila07:367:36 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra28:50 04:504:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 055
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:1110:11 AM
Moonset
23:3111:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:253:25 AM04:514:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:253:25 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:473:47 AM04:514:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:514:51 AM07:317:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:514:51 AM06:316:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:317:31 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:451:45 PM15:223:22 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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