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January 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 6 January 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:563:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 250° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 250° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:344:34 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:344:34 PM–18:026:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:327:32 PM–21:189:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:558:55 AM–10:4110:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:152:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:062:06 PM–14:432:43 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

Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Amṛta13:061:06 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Kāla14:152:15 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:344:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:344:34 PM–18:256:25 PMgood
Cara18:256:25 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Lābha23:5611:56 PM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Udvega25:471:47+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:373:37+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:344:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:563:56 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:303:30+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:563:56 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:152:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:344:34 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:152:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī15:563:56 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:30 03:303:30 AM FriHasta
YogaSaubhāgya10:1410:14 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaVaṇija15:563:56 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:19 07:197:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 857
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0311:03 PM
Moonset
10:1610:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:558:55 AM10:4110:41 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:062:06 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:344:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:344:34 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:344:34 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:344:34 PM18:026:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:327:32 PM21:189:18 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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