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Thursday 17 May 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:226:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:114:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:288:28 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 62° above N. Day length 11 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, 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 muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4710:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:126:12 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:343:34 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

Śubha06:126:12 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Amṛta13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Śubha16:274:27 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:545:54 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Cara19:277:27 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Amṛta28:404:40 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:114:11 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 08:288:28 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:478:47 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:114:11 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:063:06 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī16:114:11 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā08:288:28 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚukla20:478:47 PMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija16:114:11 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:13 06:136:13 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 545
Day length
11 h 42 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
23:1611:16 PM
Moonset
11:0411:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:126:12 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1412:14 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:179:17 PM22:4710:47 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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