Thursday 17 September 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:301:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:183:18 PM.

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Noon 11:5011:50 AMSun 54° above N

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

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

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:045:04 AM
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1412:14 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:402:40 PM
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PM
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:535:53 AM–07:227:22 AM
  • Gulika08:518:51 AM–10:2110:21 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:3910:39 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:253:25 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Śubhagood05:535:53 AM–07:227:22 AM
  2. Rogaavoid07:227:22 AM–08:518:51 AM
  3. Udvegaavoid08:518:51 AM–10:2110:21 AM
  4. Caraneutral10:2110:21 AM–11:5011:50 AM
  5. Lābhagood11:5011:50 AM–13:191:19 PM
  6. Amṛtagood13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PM
  7. Kālaavoid14:492:49 PM–16:184:18 PM
  8. Śubhagood16:184:18 PM–17:485:48 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Amṛtagood17:485:48 PM–19:187:18 PM
  2. Caraneutral19:187:18 PM–20:488:48 PM
  3. Rogaavoid20:488:48 PM–22:1910:19 PM
  4. Kālaavoid22:1910:19 PM–23:4911:49 PM
  5. Lābhagood23:4911:49 PM–25:201:20 AM+1
  6. Udvegaavoid25:201:20 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1
  7. Śubhagood26:502:50 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1
  8. Amṛtagood28:214:21 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:183:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:205:20 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:183:18 PM
Garauntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1
  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:183:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā24:24 00:2412:24 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaViṣkambha17:205:20 PMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila15:183:18 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:51 05:515:51 AM FriŚukravāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:164:16 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:535:53 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa05:535:53 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava08:168:16 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:518:51 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla12:5412:54 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:021:02 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:253:25 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:485:48 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 835
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Day length
11 h 55 m
Moonrise
08:588:58 AM
Moonset
24:0012:00 AM+1
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