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November 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 November 2001 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Kārtika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:2711:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī · Chhath

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:2211:22 AM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKolkata11:2211:22 AM
At noon, 11:2211:22 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:062:06 PM–15:523:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:388:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0010:00 AM–11:2211:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0011:00 AM–11:4411:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2211:22 AM–12:4512:45 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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:293:29 PMneutral
Lābha15:293:29 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:514:51 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Śubha18:296:29 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Amṛta20:078:07 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Cara21:459:45 PM–23:2311:23 PMneutral
Roga23:2311:23 PM–25:001:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:001:00 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:382:38 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Udvega28:164:16 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 25:361:36 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:139:13 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:181:18 PM
Garauntil 26:252:25 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2211:22 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 22:5910:59 PM–23:4711:47 PM

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. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4711:47 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:181:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa25:36 01:361:36 AM ThuDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVṛddhi21:139:13 PMDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila13:181:18 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 769
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:0811:08 AM
Moonset
22:1410:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5810:58 AM11:4611:46 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0011:00 AM11:4411:44 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5910:59 PM23:4711:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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