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Thursday 16 May 2013 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:148:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2010:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:046:04 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:538:53 AM–10:3910:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:333:33 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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Cara10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Kāla14:552:55 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Cara19:297:29 PM–20:558:55 PMneutral
Roga20:558:55 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16 AM+1good
Udvega25:161:16 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:422:42 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Amṛta28:094:09 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:2010:20 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 15:583:58 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 06:046:04 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:2010:20 AM
Garauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:552:55 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:2010:20 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya15:583:58 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa06:046:04 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila10:2010:20 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 867 963
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:4610:46 AM
Moonset
23:1811:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:538:53 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:3410:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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