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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:198:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:186:18 PM–19:477:47 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

Amṛta05:565:56 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Amṛta16:374:37 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:377:37 PMneutral
Roga19:377:37 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0212:02+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:301:30+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:582:58+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMgood
Cara28:264:26+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:198:19 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 25:431:43+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:505:50 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:339:33 AM
Taitilauntil 20:198:19 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī20:198:19 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī25:43 01:431:43 AM TueMṛgaśirā
YogaPrīti17:505:50 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava09:339:33 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 794
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:269:26 AM
Moonset
23:5911:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4510:45 PM24:1412:14+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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