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Thursday 12 May 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:069:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:069:06 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:153:15 PM–16:524:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:164:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:008:00 PM–20:208:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:008:00 PM–21:009:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:026:02 AM–07:477:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4110:41 AM–11:3711:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:164:16 PM–17:125:12 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

Śubha06:026:02 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Roga07:477:47 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Cara11:1611:16 AM–13:011:01 PMneutral
Lābha13:011:01 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Amṛta14:462:46 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Kāla16:304:30 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid
Śubha18:156:15 PM–20:008:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:008:00 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Cara21:159:15 PM–22:3010:30 PMneutral
Roga22:3010:30 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:001:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:001:00+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Udvega26:162:16+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:464:46+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise20:008:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:069:06 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:449:44 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 18:546:54 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:069:06 AM
Garauntil 21:029:02 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 20:008:00 PM–21:209:20 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:209:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:069:06 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:449:44 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa18:546:54 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila09:069:06 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:01 06:016:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 055
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:2511:25 AM
Moonset
25:161:16+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:026:02 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4110:41 AM11:3711:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:153:15 PM16:524:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:164:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:164:16 PM17:125:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:008:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:008:00 PM21:209:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:008:00 PM20:208:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:008:00 PM21:009:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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