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January 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 21 January 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:199:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 248° ahead of it, in Hasta, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 248° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:347:34 PM–21:059:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2510:25 AM–11:5611:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–14:582:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:273:27 PMan 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

Amṛta07:337:33 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–14:582:58 PMneutral
Lābha14:582:58 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:265:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:265:26 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:588:58 PMavoid
Kāla20:588:58 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Lābha22:4410:44 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Udvega24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Amṛta28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Cara29:475:47 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:337:33 AM sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:217:21 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:148:14 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:217:21 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:386:38 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:197:19 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:217:21 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta25:17 01:171:17 AM TueCitrā
YogaSukarmā28:16 04:164:16 AM TueDhṛti
KaraṇaGara08:148:14 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 394
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:4011:40 PM
Moonset
10:1610:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2510:25 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:347:34 PM21:059:05 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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