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August 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 27 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:461:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:331:33 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 66% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:043:04 PM–16:424:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:231:23 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:024:02 PM–16:564:56 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

Amṛta06:186:18 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Udvega12:5612:56 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:555:55 PMgood
Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:357:35 PM–20:568:56 PMneutral
Roga20:568:56 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5712:57+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:172:17+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:383:38+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMgood
Cara28:584:58+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:331:33 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 19:567:56 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:1211:12 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:331:33 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:141:14+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33+1 AM–25:211:21+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 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī13:331:33 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī19:567:56 PMKṛttikā
YogaDhruva23:1211:12 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija13:331:33 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 247
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:3810:38 PM
Moonset
12:2612:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:231:23 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:424:42 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:024:02 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33+1 AM25:211:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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