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Thursday 21 December 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:525:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:583:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:338:33 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:376:37 AM–07:357:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:067:06 AM–08:338:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:411:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:351:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:338:33 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5510:55 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2012:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:021:02 AM+1–26:322:32 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

Śubha08:338:33 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Roga09:449:44 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Udvega10:5510:55 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Cara12:0512:05 PM–13:161:16 PMneutral
Lābha13:161:16 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Amṛta14:272:27 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Kāla15:383:38 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Śubha16:484:48 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:595:59 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Cara19:487:48 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–23:2711:27 PMavoid
Kāla23:2711:27 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:161:16 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Udvega27:063:06 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:554:55 AM+1–30:446:44 AM+1good
Amṛta30:446:44 AM+1–32:348:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:338:33 AM to 32:348:34 AM+1

08:338:33 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 32:348:34 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:583:58 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 19:007:00 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:548:54 AM
Siddhiuntil 30:046:04 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:583:58 PM
Garauntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:351:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:567:56 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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:351:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:583:58 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā19:007:00 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra08:548:54 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila15:583:58 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra32:34 08:348:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2001
Śaka
1866
Kali
5045
Ahargaṇa
1 842 980
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:5212:52 PM
Moonset
24:0012:00 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:376:37 AM08:338:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:376:37 AM07:357:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:067:06 AM08:338:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:338:33 AM10:2610:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:338:33 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2610:26 AM12:2012:20 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2012:20 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1012:10 PM13:411:41 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:351:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:132:13 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52 AM+125:401:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:021:02 AM+126:322:32 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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