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Wednesday 26 April 2023 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:417:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:289:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:066:06 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:202:20+1 AM–28:064:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2210:22 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:403:40 PM–17:275:27 PMa 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

Lābha05:195:19 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Śubha10:2210:22 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:466:46 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Cara22:4310:43 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0212:02+1 AM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:211:21+1 AM–26:402:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:402:40+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Udvega27:593:59+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18+1 AM

05:195:19 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:289:28 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 29:005:00+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 06:066:06 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:289:28 AM
Garauntil 22:3110:31 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:289:28 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu29:00 05:005:00 AM ThuPuṣya
YogaSukarmā06:066:06 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila09:289:28 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:18 05:185:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 595
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:449:44 AM
Moonset
25:001:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:403:40 PM17:275:27 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:202:20+1 AM28:064:06+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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