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Tuesday 20 January 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:266:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:094:09 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:145:14 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 63° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 28% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 63° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1910:19 AM–11:4811:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:114:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1an 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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Śubha14:572:57 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Roga16:114:11 PM–17:255:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:255:25 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Lābha19:117:11 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:475:47 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:4211:42 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:145:14 PM
Taitilauntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:114:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:114:11 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī28:09 04:094:09 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:4211:42 PMRevatī
YogaŚiva28:16 04:164:16 AM WedSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava17:145:14 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2009
Śaka
1874
Kali
5053
Ahargaṇa
1 845 932
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:1010:10 AM
Moonset
23:1111:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM11:4811:48 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:114:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:147:14 PM20:438:43 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM24:0112:01 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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