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Monday 17 May 2021 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:392:39 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 77° 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 65° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2312:23 PM–14:052:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PMGulika’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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Śubha08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Kāla20:568:56 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:161:16+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:422:42+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Cara28:094:09+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 17:185:18 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:392:39 PM
Taitilauntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:438:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī27:03 03:033:03 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:25 05:255:25 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa17:185:18 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava14:392:39 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 870 886
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
23:0211:02 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2312:23 PM14:052:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
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 PM19:357:35 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:1812:18+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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