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Wednesday 17 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:323:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:504:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:266:26 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 250° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 250° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:303:30 AM–04:104:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:503:50 AM–04:504:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:109:10 PM–22:5410:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:356:35 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0510:05 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4610:46 AM–12:3012:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha04:504:50 AM–06:356:35 AMgood
Amṛta06:356:35 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Śubha10:0510:05 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:506:50 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Amṛta21:209:20 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Cara22:3510:35 PM–23:5011:50 PMneutral
Roga23:5011:50 PM–25:041:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:041:04 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:192:19 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Udvega27:343:34 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:504:50 AM to 28:494:49 AM+1

04:504:50 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 28:494:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:323:32 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:266:26 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:298:29 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:323:32 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:124:12 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī15:323:32 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:266:26 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚukla20:298:29 PMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija15:323:32 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra28:49 04:494:49 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 425
Day length
14 h 00 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
23:5711:57 PM
Moonset
09:539:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:303:30 AM04:504:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:303:30 AM04:104:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:503:50 AM04:504:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:504:50 AM07:387:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:387:38 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4610:46 AM12:3012:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:109:10 PM22:5410:54 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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