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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 April 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:5210:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

Saptamī covers 30 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:263:26 PM–16:204:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:557:55 PM–20:168:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:557:55 PM–20:588:58 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3111:31 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:309:30 PM–23:1811:18 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

Lābha06:286:28 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Amṛta08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Kāla09:509:50 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Śubha11:3111:31 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Roga13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Udvega14:522:52 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Cara16:334:33 PM–18:146:14 PMneutral
Lābha18:146:14 PM–19:557:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:557:55 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Śubha21:149:14 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Amṛta22:3310:33 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Cara23:5211:52 PM–25:111:11+1 AMneutral
Roga25:111:11+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:302:30+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:493:49+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMgood
Udvega29:085:08+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise19:557:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:038:03 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:431:43 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:051:05 PM
Garauntil 26:162:16+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:557:55 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:051:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:038:03 AMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā13:431:43 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila13:051:05 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 732
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:1611:16 AM
Moonset
25:231:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:135:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:263:26 PM16:204:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:135:13 PM19:557:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:557:55 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:557:55 PM20:168:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:557:55 PM20:588:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:309:30 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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