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Saturday 11 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:095:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:214:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:122:12 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:507:50 AM–09:269:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:587:58 PM–20:188:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:587:58 PM–20:598:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:505:50+1 AM–31:287:28+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:026:02 AM–07:467:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:026:02 AM–06:586:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:586:58 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:294:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:577:57 PM–21:369:36 PMa 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

Kāla06:026:02 AM–07:467:46 AMavoid
Śubha07:467:46 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Roga09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Udvega11:1611:16 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:146:14 PMgood
Kāla18:146:14 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:587:58 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Amṛta23:4511:45 PM–25:011:01+1 AMgood
Cara25:011:01+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMneutral
Roga26:162:16+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:323:32+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:474:47+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise19:587:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:214:21 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 14:122:12 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 21:259:25 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:214:21 PM
Garauntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AM
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:587:58 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1611:16 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:214:21 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraCitrā14:122:12 PMSvātī
YogaŚubha21:259:25 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila16:214:21 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:03 06:036:03 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 231
Day length
13 h 56 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
12:0912:09 PM
Moonset
22:4110:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:026:02 AM07:467:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:026:02 AM06:586:58 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:586:58 AM07:537:53 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:507:50 AM09:269:26 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:319:31 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3612:36 PM13:241:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM17:115:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:115:11 PM19:587:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:577:57 PM21:369:36 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:587:58 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:587:58 PM20:188:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:587:58 PM20:598:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:505:50+1 AM31:287:28+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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