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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 2 April 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1912:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:282:28 PM–16:024:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:518:51 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:539:53 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:403:40 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

Śubha05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Roga07:187:18 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Udvega08:518:51 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:096:09 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Cara19:367:36 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Lābha23:5611:56 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Udvega25:231:23+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:502:50+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:174:17+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:0311:03 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 19:067:06 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Garauntil 23:4711:47 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī12:1912:19 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:0311:03 PMĀrdrā
YogaSaubhāgya19:067:06 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila12:1912:19 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:44 05:445:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 440
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:1010:10 AM
Moonset
23:4611:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:455:45 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:539:53 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:282:28 PM16:024:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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