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Monday 19 April 1976 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0811:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4011:40 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Mūla, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:048:04 AM–09:379:37 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:067:06 AM–08:458:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4212:42 PM–14:152:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:223:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:5011:50 PM–25:261:26+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta05:275:27 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:223:22 PMneutral
Lābha15:223:22 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:416:41 PM–20:018:01 PMneutral
Roga20:018:01 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Kāla21:229:22 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0312:03+1 AM–25:241:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:241:24+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:442:44+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Cara28:054:05+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 14:152:15 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:4011:40 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0811:08 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:067:06 AM–08:458:45 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+1 AM

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 08:458:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:0811:08 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMūla14:152:15 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva26:29 02:292:29 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaGara11:4011:40 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 422
Day length
13 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:0112:01+1 AM
Moonset
09:329:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:048:04 AM09:379:37 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:152:15 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
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 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:261:26+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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