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Thursday 2 April 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:195:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:195:19 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:139:13 AM–10:4610:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0710:07 AM–11:4011:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:253:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:024:02 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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Udvega09:139:13 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Cara10:4610:46 AM–12:1912:19 PMneutral
Lābha12:1912:19 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Kāla15:253:25 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid
Śubha16:584:58 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:316:31 PM–19:587:58 PMgood
Cara19:587:58 PM–21:259:25 PMneutral
Roga21:259:25 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1912:19+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMgood
Udvega25:461:46+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:133:13+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:404:40+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:195:19 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:195:19 PM
Garauntil 28:474:47+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:253:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:253:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:195:19 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā28:03 04:034:03 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSaubhāgya24:06 00:0612:06 AM FriŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila17:195:19 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:07 06:076:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 440
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:2410:24 AM
Moonset
23:5611:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:4011:40 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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