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Monday 27 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:037:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3612:36 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:553:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2810:28 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2811:28 AM–13:011:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:471:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:261:26 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:084:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:553:55 PM–16:454:45 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

Amṛta06:486:48 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Roga11:2811:28 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:084:08 PMneutral
Lābha16:084:08 PM–17:415:41 PMgood
Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:147:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:147:14 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:272:27+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Cara29:205:20+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:587:58 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:491:49 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:587:58 AM
Garauntil 20:418:41 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 12:3612:36 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:478:47 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:478:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī07:587:58 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān13:491:49 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila07:587:58 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 565
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:1010:10 AM
Moonset
26:082:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:261:26 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:454:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:084:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:553:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:553:55 PM16:454:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:454:45 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:478:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2810:28 PM24:1312:13+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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