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Thursday 12 May 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:069:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

04:534:53 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:069:06 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 13 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 36% 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 muhūrta03:323:32 AM–04:134:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:533:53 AM–04:534:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:153:15 PM–16:524:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:534:53 AM–06:376:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya05:305:30 AM–07:077:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:2710:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–16:004:00 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

Śubha04:534:53 AM–06:376:37 AMgood
Roga06:376:37 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Cara10:0610:06 AM–11:5011:50 AMneutral
Lābha11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:051:05+1 AMgood
Udvega25:051:05+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:212:21+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:534:53 AM to 28:524:52+1 AM

04:534:53 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 28:524:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:069:06 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:449:44 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 18:546:54 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:069:06 AM
Garauntil 21:029:02 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:078:07 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:069:06 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:449:44 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa18:546:54 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila09:069:06 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra28:52 04:524:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 055
Day length
13 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:1310:13 AM
Moonset
24:0112:01+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:323:32 AM04:534:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:323:32 AM04:134:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:533:53 AM04:534:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:534:53 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:534:53 AM06:376:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:305:30 AM07:077:07 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:228:22 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:2710:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:153:15 PM16:524:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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