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Monday 13 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:344:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:215:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:215:21 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 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 muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:048:04 PM–20:238:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:048:04 PM–21:019:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:448:44 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–09:169:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2810:28 AM–12:1012:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:182:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:402:40 PM–16:284:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:144:14 PM–17:115:11 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Śubha09:169:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Cara14:402:40 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–18:166:16 PMgood
Amṛta18:166:16 PM–20:048:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:048:04 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Lābha23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Udvega24:5212:52 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1good
Amṛta27:153:15 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise20:048:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:215:21 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:353:35 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 21:559:55 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:215:21 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–09:169:16 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 20:048:04 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 AM+1

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 09:169:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:215:21 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:35 03:353:35 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa21:559:55 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila17:215:21 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 978
Day length
14 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:2010:20 AM
Moonset
25:401:40 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM12:1012:10 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:182:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:182:18 PM17:115:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:144:14 PM17:115:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:115:11 PM20:048:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:048:04 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:048:04 PM20:238:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:048:04 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:448:44 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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