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Thursday 17 September 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3011:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 35 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMuktābharaṇa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:4012:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:004:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:3511:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0411:04 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:402:40 PM–16:134:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:004:00 PM–16:504:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:404:40+1 AM–30:276:27+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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Cara11:3511:35 AM–13:071:07 PMneutral
Lābha13:071:07 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Amṛta14:402:40 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Kāla16:134:13 PM–17:455:45 PMavoid
Śubha17:455:45 PM–19:187:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:187:18 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Cara20:458:45 PM–22:1310:13 PMneutral
Roga22:1310:13 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Kāla23:4011:40 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:081:08+1 AM–26:352:35+1 AMgood
Udvega26:352:35+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:034:03+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:305:30+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 22:2410:24 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 15:203:20 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:181:18 PM
Garauntil 26:232:23+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:321:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:402:40 PM–16:134:13 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:518:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44+1 AM–25:321:32+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:134:13 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:518:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:181:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā22:2410:24 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaViṣkambha15:203:20 PMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila13:181:18 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:58 06:586:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 835
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
13:111:11 PM
Moonset
22:2910:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5410:54 AM12:4012:40 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5311:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:212:21 PM16:504:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:004:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:004:00 PM16:504:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:504:50 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:518:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44+1 AM25:321:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:404:40+1 AM30:276:27+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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