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January 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 January 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:177:17 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

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Hasta, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° 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
  • 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–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:2210:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4710:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:337:33 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Amṛta08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMgood
Kāla10:0110:01 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Śubha11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Roga12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Cara14:582:58 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:265:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:265:26 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Śubha19:117:11 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Amṛta20:578:57 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Cara22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Udvega29:475:47 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

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
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:177:17 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:552:55 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:148:14 AM
Sukarmāuntil 31:087:08 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:177:17 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 31:167:16 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:177:17 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta26:55 02:552:55 AM ThuCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:148:14 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija19:177:17 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 351
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:3411:34 PM
Moonset
10:3810:38 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4710:47 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:482:48 PM11th 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 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:2210:22 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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