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Tuesday 16 January 2024 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2812:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:406:40 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 65° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:305:30 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:305:30 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3912:39+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:468:46 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:199:19 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:084:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:393:39 PM–17:095:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4410:44 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga06:356:35 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Udvega07:577:57 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Cara09:199:19 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Roga16:084:08 PM–17:305:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:305:30 PM–19:087:08 PMavoid
Lābha19:087:08 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0212:02+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Cara25:401:40+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMneutral
Roga27:193:19+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:574:57+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:356:35 AM sunrise17:305:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 06:406:40 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 29:085:08+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 20:318:31 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:341:34 PM
Taitilauntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:084:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:305:30 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:084:08 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:28 00:2812:28 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā06:406:40 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha20:318:31 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava13:341:34 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 860
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:1910:19 AM
Moonset
22:3910:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:468:46 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:084:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:305:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:095:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:305:30 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:305:30 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:305:30 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4410:44 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3912:39+1 AM26:082:08+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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