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Monday 28 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:211:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:072:07 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 71% 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:273:27 PM–16:214:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:587:58 PM–20:198:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:587:58 PM–21:009:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:458:45 PM–22:1810:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2711:27 AM–13:001:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2911:29 AM–13:111:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:322:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:532:53 PM–16:344:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:214:21 PM–17:155:15 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

Amṛta06:236:23 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Roga11:2911:29 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Udvega13:111:11 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Cara14:532:53 PM–16:344:34 PMneutral
Lābha16:344:34 PM–18:166:16 PMgood
Amṛta18:166:16 PM–19:587:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:587:58 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Lābha23:5211:52 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Udvega25:101:10 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:282:28 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Amṛta27:463:46 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Cara29:045:04 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:236:23 AM sunrise19:587:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 25:211:21 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:072:07 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:211:21 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:587:58 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1

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 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī25:21 01:211:21 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:25 01:251:25 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSiddha23:1811:18 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara14:072:07 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 101
Day length
13 h 35 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:071:07 AM+1
Moonset
10:4110:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2711:27 AM13:001:00 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:322:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:155:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:273:27 PM16:214:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:214:21 PM17:155:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:155:15 PM19:587:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:587:58 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:587:58 PM20:198:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:587:58 PM21:009:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:458:45 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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