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Monday 12 May 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:083:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:394:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:394:39 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1910:19 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4511:45 AM–13:311:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Lābha23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:042:04+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood
Cara28:594:59+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:394:39 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:215:21+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 25:251:25+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:394:39 PM
Garauntil 29:385:38+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:394:39 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:21 05:215:21 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa25:25 01:251:25 AM TueVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila16:394:39 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 115
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:2511:25 AM
Moonset
23:5811:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4511:45 AM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM24:0412:04+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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