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Saturday 18 May 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:574:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:463:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:446:44 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4111:41 AM–13:151:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:107:10 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:107:10 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:006:00 AM–07:397:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:006:00 AM–06:536:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:536:53 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:189:18 AM–10:5610:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:142:14 PM–15:533:53 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:006:00 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Śubha07:397:39 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Roga09:189:18 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Udvega10:5610:56 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Cara12:3512:35 PM–14:142:14 PMneutral
Lābha14:142:14 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Śubha21:539:53 PM–23:1411:14 PMgood
Amṛta23:1411:14 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Cara24:3512:35 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1neutral
Roga25:561:56 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:173:17 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:384:38 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise19:107:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:463:46 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:575:57 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 06:446:44 AM
Vṛddhiuntil 28:314:31 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:463:46 PM
Garauntil 27:013:01 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:189:18 AM–10:5610:56 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:107:10 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5610:56 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:463:46 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:575:57 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa06:446:44 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila15:463:46 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:00 06:006:00 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 947
Day length
13 h 10 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:0111:01 AM
Moonset
24:3812:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:006:00 AM06:536:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:536:53 AM07:457:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4111:41 AM13:151:15 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:107:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:107:10 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:107:10 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:107:10 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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