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Tuesday 12 April 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:111:11+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:581:58 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 49° above N. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 65° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:059:05 AM–10:3510:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:528:52 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:334:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5211:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:371:37+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMa 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

Roga06:366:36 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Udvega08:018:01 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Roga16:334:33 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Lābha19:337:33 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1712:17+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Cara25:521:52+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMneutral
Roga27:273:27+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:025:02+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 25:111:11+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 17:245:24 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 19:197:19 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:581:58 PM
Taitilauntil 25:111:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī25:11 01:111:11 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā17:245:24 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana19:197:19 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava13:581:58 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 025
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3211:32 AM
Moonset
22:1710:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:528:52 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:059:05 AM10:3510:35 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:371:37+1 AM27:113:11+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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