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Tuesday 26 April 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:5510:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:339:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:185:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:185:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:008:00 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:408:40 AM–10:2110:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:4011:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5712:57+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMa 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

Roga05:185:18 AM–06:596:59 AMavoid
Udvega06:596:59 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Cara08:408:40 AM–10:2110:21 AMneutral
Lābha10:2110:21 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Śubha15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Roga17:055:05 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:466:46 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Udvega21:249:24 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Cara25:201:20+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMneutral
Roga26:392:39+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:583:58+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:185:18 AM to 29:175:17+1 AM

05:185:18 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:175:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 21:339:33 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 13:231:23 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:592:59 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Taitilauntil 21:339:33 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:055:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī21:339:33 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā13:231:23 PMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā14:592:59 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava10:1710:17 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:17 05:175:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 776
Day length
13 h 28 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:149:14 AM
Moonset
24:3712:37+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:185:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:185:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:185:18 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:008:00 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:243:24 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5712:57+1 AM26:292:29+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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