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Thursday 21 April 1938 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:425:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:148:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:537:53 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:295:29 PM–19:177:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:255:25 AM–07:057:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:406:40 AM–08:288:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:448:44 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 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

Śubha05:255:25 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Roga07:057:05 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Udvega08:448:44 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:426:42 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:432:43 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Amṛta28:044:04 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24 AM+1

05:255:25 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:148:14 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 07:537:53 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:148:14 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:289:28 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:148:14 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā22:5310:53 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva07:537:53 AMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:148:14 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:24 05:245:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 544
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:2812:28 AM+1
Moonset
10:0710:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:255:25 AM07:057:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:406:40 AM08:288:28 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:295:29 PM19:177:17 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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