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Monday 17 May 1926 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:048:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:039:03 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:155:15 PM–19:027:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:356:35 AM–08:228:22 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:192:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:412:41 PM–16:294:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:154:15 PM–17:135:13 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

Amṛta05:375:37 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–16:294:29 PMneutral
Lābha16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Amṛta18:186:18 PM–20:068:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:068:06 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Kāla22:2910:29 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Lābha23:4011:40 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5112:51+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:032:03+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:143:14+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Cara28:254:25+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:375:37 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 24:2212:22+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:2311:23 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:039:03 AM
Taitilauntil 22:0910:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27+1 AM–25:151:15+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 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī22:0910:09 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya24:22 00:2212:22 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa11:2311:23 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava09:039:03 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1983
Śaka
1848
Kali
5027
Ahargaṇa
1 836 187
Day length
14 h 29 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:2310:23 AM
Moonset
25:161:16+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:356:35 AM08:228:22 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:192:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:135:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:154:15 PM17:135:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:135:13 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:155:15 PM19:027:02 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27+1 AM25:151:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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