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Wednesday 24 August 2005 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:5311:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:576:57 AM–08:318:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2310:23 AM–11:5511:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3011:30 AM–12:1912:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:348:34 PM–22:1110:11 PMa 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

Lābha05:465:46 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Roga11:5511:55 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:314:31 PMneutral
Lābha16:314:31 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:036:03 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Śubha19:317:31 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Amṛta20:598:59 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–23:5511:55 PMneutral
Roga23:5511:55 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:231:23+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:512:51+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMgood
Udvega28:184:18+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 10:5210:52 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 20:318:31 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:2211:22 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5511:55 AM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:0411:04 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAśvinī10:5210:52 AMBharaṇī
YogaVṛddhi20:318:31 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara11:2211:22 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 141
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:1310:13 PM
Moonset
10:0210:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:576:57 AM08:318:31 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:348:34 PM22:1110:11 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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