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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 April 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:223:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:445:44 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:445:44 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 75° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:079:07 PM–22:5310:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:596:59 AM–08:368:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1410:14 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2610:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:091:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:453:45 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

Amṛta05:225:22 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Kāla06:596:59 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Roga10:1410:14 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:131:13 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Amṛta26:362:36 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Cara27:583:58 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21 AM+1

05:225:22 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:215:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 05:445:44 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 23:4711:47 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 24:2012:20 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 05:445:44 AM
Garauntil 18:486:48 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:596:59 AM–08:368:36 AM
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:368:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī05:445:44 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu23:4711:47 PMPuṣya
YogaDhṛti24:20 00:2012:20 AM TueŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila05:445:44 AMGara
VāraSomavāra29:21 05:215:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 656
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:1510:15 AM
Moonset
24:2412:24 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM07:587:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:587:58 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:079:07 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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