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August 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 24 August 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:504:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:259:25 AM–10:5810:58 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:283:28 PM–16:214:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:527:52 PM–20:148:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:527:52 PM–20:578:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:178:17 AM–09:569:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–13:151:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:352:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:344:34 PM–18:136:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3011:30 PM–25:061:06+1 AMa 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

Cara06:386:38 AM–08:178:17 AMneutral
Lābha08:178:17 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Amṛta09:569:56 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Kāla11:3611:36 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Śubha13:151:15 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Roga14:542:54 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Udvega16:344:34 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid
Cara18:136:13 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:527:52 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Kāla21:139:13 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:151:15+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:362:36+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Cara27:573:57+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMneutral
Roga29:185:18+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise19:527:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:504:50 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:555:55 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 27:433:43+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:504:50 PM
Garauntil 28:194:19+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–13:151:15 PM
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 19:527:52 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51+1 AM–25:391:39+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:151:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:504:50 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī17:555:55 PMViśākhā
YogaBrahma27:43 03:433:43 AM SatIndra
KaraṇaTaitila16:504:50 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 680
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
12:1712:17 PM
Moonset
23:2111:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM10:5810:58 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:352:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:352:35 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:283:28 PM16:214:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:344:34 PM18:136:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:145:14 PM19:527:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:527:52 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:527:52 PM20:148:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:527:52 PM20:578:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3011:30 PM25:061:06+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51+1 AM25:391:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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