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Wednesday 26 August 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:418:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:298:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Muktābharaṇa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4712:47 PM–14:282:28 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

Lābha06:516:51 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Cara15:083:08 PM–16:314:31 PMneutral
Lābha16:314:31 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:545:54 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Śubha19:317:31 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Amṛta21:089:08 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Cara22:4510:45 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2212:22 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:591:59 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:363:36 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Udvega29:135:13 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:298:29 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 06:546:54 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 14:492:49 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:298:29 AM
Garauntil 20:418:41 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:298:29 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī06:546:54 AMViśākhā
YogaBrahma14:492:49 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila08:298:29 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 604
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
09:419:41 AM
Moonset
24:3412:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4712:47 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:3312:33 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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