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Monday 17 April 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:4612:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:063:06+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:581:58 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 245° ahead of it, in Mūla, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 245° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:522:52 PM–16:404:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–09:139:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:333:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:124:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:158:15 PM–22:0310:03 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

Amṛta06:026:02 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Śubha09:139:13 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Amṛta17:095:09 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:446:44 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Kāla21:339:33 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:471:47+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:123:12+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 15:163:16 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:581:58 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–09:139:13 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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 09:139:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī27:06 03:063:06 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla22:0310:03 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha15:163:16 PMŚiva
KaraṇaGara13:581:58 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 395
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:4911:49 PM
Moonset
10:1410:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:522:52 PM16:404:40 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:158:15 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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