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Thursday 16 January 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:412:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1212:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1212:12 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Hasta, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2511:25 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–08:498:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:272:27 PM–15:573:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:233:23 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

Śubha07:357:35 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Roga08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMneutral
Lābha12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Kāla14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Śubha16:074:07 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:077:07 PMgood
Cara19:077:07 PM–20:548:54 PMneutral
Roga20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2812:28 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Udvega26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Amṛta29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 12:1212:12 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:015:01 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:328:32 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:0311:03 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:542:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī12:1212:12 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta29:01 05:015:01 AM FriCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:328:32 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1212:12 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:35 07:357:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 399
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:4211:42 PM
Moonset
11:1611:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:272:27 PM15:573:57 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2511:25 PM24:5412:54 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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