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September 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 22 September 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:526:52+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Candra Ṣaṣṭhī

Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:561:56 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1411:14 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:579:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:225:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMan 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

Roga06:426:42 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Udvega08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Amṛta12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Roga17:225:22 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:536:53 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Lābha20:228:22 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Udvega21:519:51 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Śubha23:2011:20 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4812:48+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Cara26:172:17+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMneutral
Roga27:463:46+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:155:15+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:426:42 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 13:561:56 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:385:38 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:225:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:225:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunriseSaptamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā13:561:56 PMRohiṇī
YogaVajra22:0110:01 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara17:385:38 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 368
Day length
12 h 11 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
22:1810:18 PM
Moonset
11:5211:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:579:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1411:14 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:225:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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