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Thursday 2 April 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:195:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:195:19 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:233:23 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:587:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:438:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:338:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0710:07 AM–11:4011:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:0810:08 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1111:11 AM–12:0112:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:144:14 PM–17:045:04 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Roga08:338:33 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Udvega10:0810:08 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Cara11:4211:42 AM–13:171:17 PMneutral
Lābha13:171:17 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Amṛta14:522:52 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Kāla16:264:26 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid
Śubha18:016:01 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:357:35 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Cara21:019:01 PM–22:2610:26 PMneutral
Roga22:2610:26 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:161:16 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1good
Udvega26:422:42 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:074:07 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1good
Amṛta29:325:32 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:195:19 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:195:19 PM
Garauntil 28:474:47 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:421:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:5212:52 AM+1–25:401:40 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:195:19 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā28:03 04:034:03 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSaubhāgya24:06 00:0612:06 AM FriŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila17:195:19 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 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 37 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0011:00 AM
Moonset
25:201:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM12:0112:01 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:4011:40 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0112:01 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:045:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:233:23 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:144:14 PM17:045:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:045:04 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:587:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:438:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52 AM+125:401:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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