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Monday 1 January 2001 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.

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

16:294:29 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:583:58 PM–17:435:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:331:33 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:133:13 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

Amṛta07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Cara13:331:33 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Amṛta15:553:55 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Roga18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Amṛta27:593:59 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Cara29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:294:29 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:145:14 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:294:29 PM
Garauntil 29:205:20 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:294:29 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta17:145:14 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila16:294:29 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 445
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3611:36 AM
Moonset
23:0611:06 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 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:488:48 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:331:33 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:133:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:435:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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