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Wednesday 8 August 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:459:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalā Saptamī

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

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:546:54 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:546:54 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:037:03 AM–08:458:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2610:26 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:491:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:491:49 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:225:22 AM–07:037:03 AMgood
Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Kāla08:458:45 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Śubha10:2610:26 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Udvega13:491:49 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–17:125:12 PMneutral
Lābha17:125:12 PM–18:546:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:546:54 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Śubha20:128:12 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Amṛta21:319:31 PM–22:4910:49 PMgood
Cara22:4910:49 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0812:08 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:271:27 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:452:45 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Udvega28:044:04 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:225:22 AM+1

05:225:22 AM sunrise18:546:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:017:01 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:491:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:546:54 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:491:49 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī11:2811:28 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraAśvinīpast sunriseBharaṇī
YogaŚūla19:017:01 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija11:2811:28 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:22 05:225:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 682
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:1710:17 PM
Moonset
11:0611:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:546:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:546:54 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:546:54 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:546:54 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM24:0312:03 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:491:49 AM+127:363:36 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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