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May 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 May 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Jyeṣṭha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:211:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5110:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Araṇya Gaurī Vrata

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate

At sunrise

05:005:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0612:06 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:393:39 AM–04:204:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:593:59 AM–05:005:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:478:47 AM–10:1610:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:446:44 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1110:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2711:27 AM–12:2212:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5411:54 AM–13:381:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:382:38 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:005:00 AM–06:446:44 AMgood
Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Udvega13:381:38 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Amṛta21:219:21 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Cara22:3810:38 PM–23:5411:54 PMneutral
Roga23:5411:54 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:111:11 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:272:27 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Udvega27:443:44 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:005:00 AM to 29:005:00 AM+1

05:005:00 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:005:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 14:432:43 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:583:58 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:0612:06 PM
Taitilauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5411:54 AM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:381:38 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī22:5110:51 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya14:432:43 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVṛddhi15:583:58 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava12:0612:06 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:00 05:005:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 840 942
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
09:569:56 AM
Moonset
23:2011:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:393:39 AM05:005:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:393:39 AM04:204:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:593:59 AM05:005:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:005:00 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:478:47 AM10:1610:16 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:382:38 AM+128:084:08 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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