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Thursday 4 January 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:119:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:576:57 AM+1–32:318:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0010:00 AM–11:1111:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4810:48 AM–11:2611:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:143:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:389:38 PM–23:1111:11 PMa 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

Śubha07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Roga08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Udvega10:0010:00 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Cara11:1111:11 AM–12:2312:23 PMneutral
Lābha12:2312:23 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Kāla14:462:46 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Śubha15:573:57 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:576:57 PMgood
Cara18:576:57 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Udvega26:122:12 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:004:00 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Amṛta29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:119:11 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:119:11 AM
Garauntil 20:238:23 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 31 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:119:11 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā12:1912:19 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān23:4011:40 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila09:119:11 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:37 07:377:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 412
Day length
9 h 31 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:2211:22 AM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:377:37 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4810:48 AM11:2611:26 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:143:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:389:38 PM23:1111:11 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:576:57 AM+132:318:31 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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