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Tuesday 16 January 2024 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4710:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:288:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:349:34 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:398:39 PM–22:0810:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:399:39 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3911:39 AM–13:091:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga07:497:49 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Cara10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2512:25+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Cara26:162:16+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMneutral
Roga28:074:07+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:575:57+1 AM–31:487:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:487:48+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:288:28 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:081:08+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 16:314:31 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:349:34 AM
Taitilauntil 20:288:28 PM
Garauntil 31:297:29+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+1 AM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī20:288:28 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:08 01:081:08 AM WedRevatī
YogaParigha16:314:31 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava09:349:34 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 860
Day length
9 h 13 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:5010:50 AM
Moonset
23:1911:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:399:39 AM10:1610:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:091:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:398:39 PM22:0810:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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