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Monday 13 May 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:597:59 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 13 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:486:48 AM–08:308:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4512:45 PM–14:182:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:593:59 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

Amṛta05:065:06 AM–06:486:48 AMgood
Kāla06:486:48 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Udvega11:5411:54 AM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:121:12 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1good
Amṛta26:302:30 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Cara27:483:48 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:207:20 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 28:204:20 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:597:59 AM
Taitilauntil 19:207:20 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:486:48 AM–08:308:30 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:058:05 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:308:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī19:207:20 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya28:20 04:204:20 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa23:0711:07 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava07:597:59 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 297
Day length
13 h 36 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:0210:02 AM
Moonset
23:3511:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:497:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:497:49 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4512:45 PM14:182:18 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0610:06 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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