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Wednesday 15 March 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:496:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:308:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:212:21 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:068:06 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:029:02 PM–22:4810:48 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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Amṛta08:068:06 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Cara15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3512:35 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:052:05 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:353:35 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Udvega29:055:05 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:308:30 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 29:545:54 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 08:408:40 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:308:30 AM
Garauntil 21:329:32 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:308:30 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaViṣkambha08:408:40 AMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila08:308:30 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 117
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:5510:55 AM
Moonset
24:1712:17 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:029:02 PM22:4810:48 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:212:21 AM+128:074:07 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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