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January 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 January 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:238:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:328:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:093:09 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5210:52 AM–11:3911:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:172:17 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:204:20 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Cara11:2111:21 AM–12:4912:49 PMneutral
Lābha12:4912:49 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Amṛta14:172:17 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid
Śubha17:135:13 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:416:41 PM–20:138:13 PMgood
Cara20:138:13 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4912:49+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMgood
Udvega26:212:21+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:533:53+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:255:25+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:328:32 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:038:03 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 16:234:23 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:328:32 AM
Garauntil 20:228:22 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:172:17 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25+1 AM–25:131:13+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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:328:32 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:038:03 PMRevatī
YogaParigha16:234:23 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila08:328:32 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 091
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:4411:44 AM
Moonset
24:0412:04+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5210:52 AM11:3911:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25+1 AM25:131:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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