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Wednesday 8 August 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:459:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalā Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0211:02 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:491:49 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:007:00 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Amṛta08:208:20 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Śubha11:0211:02 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Cara15:043:04 PM–16:244:24 PMneutral
Lābha16:244:24 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:455:45 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid
Śubha19:247:24 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Cara22:4310:43 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2212:22 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:012:01 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:403:40 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Udvega29:205:20 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

07:007:00 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 30:166:16 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:017:01 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:317:31 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī11:2811:28 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraAśvinī30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuBharaṇī
YogaŚūla19:017:01 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija11:2811:28 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 682
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM24:0312:03 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:491:49 AM+127:363:36 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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