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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 2 April 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:293:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:491:49 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:583:58 PM–17:325:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:3411:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0211:02 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–16:554:55 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

Śubha06:506:50 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Cara11:3411:34 AM–13:081:08 PMneutral
Lābha13:081:08 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Śubha17:525:52 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:267:26 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Cara20:528:52 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:081:08+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Udvega26:332:33+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:583:58+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:245:24+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:491:49 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 20:368:36 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:491:49 PM
Garauntil 25:171:17+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:578:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44+1 AM–25:321:32+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:491:49 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:33 00:3312:33 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSaubhāgya20:368:36 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila13:491:49 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:49 06:496:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 440
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0111:01 AM
Moonset
25:181:18+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5311:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:143:14 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:325:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM16:554:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44+1 AM25:321:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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