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Monday 28 March 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:241:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:101:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:318:31 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4111:41 PM–25:171:17 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:163:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:062:06 PM–15:423:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Kāla07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:163:16 PMneutral
Lābha15:163:16 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Kāla21:159:15 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Udvega24:0912:09 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Cara28:294:29 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:101:10 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:318:31 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:301:30 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:101:10 PM
Garauntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:101:10 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:318:31 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān13:301:30 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila13:101:10 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 747
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:319:31 AM
Moonset
24:4212:42 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:171:17 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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