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May 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 18 May 1972 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:225:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:324:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:574:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:324:32 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 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 muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:184:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:583:58 AM–04:574:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0011:00 AM–12:3612:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:047:04 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:047:04 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:574:57 AM–06:436:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–10:1510:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:3610:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:193:19 PM–16:154:15 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

Śubha04:574:57 AM–06:436:43 AMgood
Roga06:436:43 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Cara10:1510:15 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Amṛta13:471:47 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Śubha17:195:19 PM–19:047:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:047:04 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Cara20:188:18 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0112:01 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1good
Udvega25:151:15 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:292:29 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Amṛta27:433:43 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:574:57 AM to 28:574:57 AM+1

04:574:57 AM sunrise19:047:04 PM sunsetsunrise 28:574:57 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:324:32 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:235:23 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:324:32 PM
Garauntil 28:254:25 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:047:04 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:324:32 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:235:23 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVṛddhi27:14 03:143:14 AM FriDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila16:324:32 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra28:57 04:574:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 990
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:0110:01 AM
Moonset
24:0412:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM04:574:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:184:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:583:58 AM04:574:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:574:57 AM07:477:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:574:57 AM06:436:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:477:47 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:3610:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:3612:36 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:193:19 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM19:047:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:047:04 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:047:04 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:047:04 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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